Legal Opinion
Margaret Layne, of the Estate of William J. Layne, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 3, 1961No. 13318_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOCH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Margaret Layne, Executrix of the Estate of William J. Layne, Deceased, sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act [Title 28, U.S.C.A. § 1346 (b)] to recover damages for his wrongful death.
The Complaint alleged that on July 2, 1959, the decedent, Major Layne, a member of the Indiana Air National Guard, while the pilot of an F-84-F jet fighter aircraft on a training flight, was fatally injured through the negligence of civilian employees of the United States at Hulmán Field, Terre Haute, Indiana, where the control tower and all facilities, including safety devices…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Brooks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Pearl Archer and Joseph Archer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Callaway v. GarberCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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- Jaffee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Ardell LeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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