Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. This action was brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 to recover for the death of petitioner’s decedent, George W. Graham. Graham was- drowned in the Columbia River while in the course of his employment as a carpenter foreman for Larson Construction Company, an independent contractor which had u…
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