Legal Opinion
Schuler v. United States
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided September 21, 1987No. G84-99 CA6, G84-382 CA6PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENJAMIN F. GIBSON, District Judge.
This action was filed by the estates of decedents Richard Wilson (“Wilson”) and Charles Schuler (“Schuler”) alleging that the United States of America (“United States” or “Government”) and other named defendants negligently caused the deaths of Wilson and Schuler. A bifurcated, com bined jury and nonjury trial of this matter took place from November 6 to December 17, 1986. In an opinion delivered from the bench, the Court found the defendant United States, acting through its agents, Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers, twenty per…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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