Legal Opinion
Norwest Capital Management & Trust Company as Administrator of the Estate of Louis M. Altringer, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1987No. 86-5267, 86-5268PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
This federal tort claim suit arises out of the February 13, 1980, crash of a twin engine airplane near Hot Springs, South Dakota. The airplane, owned and piloted by Charles M. Largent, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Hot Springs airport with three passengers aboard, one of whom was Louis Altringer, a business associate of Largent. All aboard the plane were killed. The estates of Largent and Altringer brought this action against the United States, alleging that the government negligently failed to warn Largent of adverse weather conditions that led to structural icing…
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