Legal Opinion
Cincotta v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 18, 1973No. Civ. A. 71-1179, 71-1358PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHROP, Chief Judge.
This is a wrongful death action against the United States of America brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 1402 and 2671 et seq. (1970). The plaintiffs are Ruth Marie Cincotta, widow of Eugene Joseph Cincotta, and Carmen S. Turner, widow of Robert Stanton Turner. The factual issues are of a very technical nature, and thus extensive background material must be initially discussed.
GENERAL AND TECHNICAL BACKGROUNDS
On December 16, 1969, a flight test of a B-57G airplane was scheduled at the Martin-Marietta Corporation, Baltimore Division, as…
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