Soldinger v. United States

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

This action, originally filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), and the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, alleges that the plaintiffs owned the premises designated as 213 Rodman Road, Norfolk, Virginia, which property is situated on the opposite side of a small creek at the head of a runway used by jet aircraft operating from the Naval Air Station. It is contended that the deafening noises caused by low-flying aircraft have prevented sleep, disrupted the ordinary use of the home and its facilities,…