Legal Opinion
Harrison v. United States
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 2, 1979No. Civ. H-78-494PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
CLARIE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, wife of a United States Air Force Captain, brought this action against the United States of America and the United States Air Force 1 for her alleged loss of consortium, resulting from injuries which her husband suffered in a plane crash while he was an active duty passenger in a military aircraft. The complaint alleges that the defendants were negligent in staffing and maintaining said aircraft, and the plaintiff is now seeking $250,000 damages pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq.
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2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Montgomery v. StephanMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
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