Legal Opinion
Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 3, 1977No. 76-321PublishedCited by 410 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether the United States is liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S. C. § 2674, to indemnify a third party for damages paid by it to a member of the Armed Forces injured in the course of military service.(1)
On June 9, 1973, Captain John Donham was permanently injured when the egress life-support system of his F-100 fighter aircraft malfunctioned during a midair emergency.1 Petitioner, Stencel Aero Engineering Corp., manufactured the ejection system pursuant to the specifications of, and by use of certain components provided by, the…
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