Legal Opinion
Knudsen v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 2, 1980No. 77 Civ. 3801 (WCC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CONNER, District Judge:
This action is brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq. The amended complaint alleges that while plaintiff Harald O. Knudsen (“Knudsen”) was operating a Britten-Norman Islander BN-2A-6 aircraft at the Puerto Rico International Airport on October 20, 1974, he sustained injuries which resulted in the loss of his left hand. Plaintiffs contend that the United States Government, by and through the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), negligently issued a certificate of airworthiness and a type…
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