Legal Opinion
Union Trust Co. of District of Columbia v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 5, 1953No. Civ. 4691-50, 4692-50PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGUIRE, District Judge.
These are wrongful death- actions by the executor of the estates of Ralph E. Miller and Mildred Miller, husband and wife, who died in an air collision of November 1, 1949, in the vicinity of Washington National Airport while they were passengers in an Eastern Airlines plane.
Before trial the parties had stipulated and agreed on the following facts:
At approximately 11:46-11:47 A.M., E.S.T., on November 1, 1949, an Eastern Airlines DC-4 No. N88727, denominated as Eastern flight 537, and a P-38 military type aircraft No. NX-26927 collided in mid-air while the Eastern DC-4…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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