Court Opinion

ID: 9459557
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 21:24:02.782843+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:36:13.079413
License: Public Domain

MERRILL, Circuit Judge
(concurring) :
I concur in the opinion of Judge Kil-kenny. I should only like to emphasize that while the phrase “non-delegable duty” may conjure up visions of vicarious liability beyond the scope of the Tort Claims Act, the duty here owed by the Bureau, as stated by Judge Kilken-ny, was to exercise reasonable care to see that proper precautions were taken by the contractor. It was breach of this duty by employees of the Bureau that results in liability of the United States.
California law may, as the Government contends, impose upon the state liability greater than that imposed on the United States by the Tort Claims Act. If' so, that excess of liability need not concern us here.