Legal Opinion
Todd v. Weikle
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 8, 1977No. 845, September Term, 1976PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
In this wrongful death action arising out of the crash of a Cessna Skymaster into South Mountain near Burkittsville, in Frederick County, one of the primary issues is that of pilot identity, that is, who among the occupants was operating the aircraft at the time of the fatal crash when the plane was equipped with dual controls and there were no survivors or eyewitnesses.
Appellees, the surviving husband and 10 year old son of Antha Lea Weikle, recovered a judgment after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Frederick County (Clapp, J., presiding) in the total aggregate sum of $235,000. 1…
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