Legal Opinion
Springer v. United States
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 15, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-1198-15PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAMILTON, District Judge.
This action arises out of the crash of a Cessna 210 airplane shortly after take-off from Bryant Field, Rock Hill, South Carolina on December 1, 1981. The pilot, Jon Ricky Springer, and a passenger, Paul R. Hargett, were both killed.
The executrix of the Springer estate, Rebecca G. Springer, commenced this action in May 1983. The action includes claims under the South Carolina Survival Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-5-90 et seq. (1976), and the South Carolina Wrongful Death Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 15-51-10 et seq. (1976). Suit is permitted by the Federal Tort Claims Act,…
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