Legal Opinion
Tinkler Ex Rel. Tinkler v. United States
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided November 23, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-2053-SPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SAFFELS, District Judge.
This case against the United States was brought under the Federal Torts Claim Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq., to recover damages for the death of James E. Tinkler, III (“Tinkler”), which was the consequence of an airplane crash. Plaintiffs allege that the actions and conduct of an agent of the United States constituted negligence which caused the plane crash. The crash, involving a Piper Comanche aircraft, with registration number N8852P (“N8852P”), occurred on April 25, 1985, near Wakeeney, Kansas.
This case was tried to the court from September 19,…
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