Legal Opinion
McCullough v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 21, 1982No. 76 C 967; MDL No. 227PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BRAMWELL, District Judge.
On June 25, 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 crashed on its final approach to Kennedy International Airport. 113 people lost their lives in the tragedy. Among them was plaintiff’s decedent, Peter J. McCullough. Mr. McCullough, an employee of Eastern Air Lines (“Eastern”), was in the cockpit performing the duties of a Check Airman conducting a line check on Flight Engineer Gary M. Geurin.
In 1976, Mrs. McCullough brought the instant action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq. (1976) In the suit…
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