Murray v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.

OPINION

FEIKENS, Chief Judge.

A Learjet plane crashed at Detroit Metropolitan Airport on January 19, 1979. William A. Murray, a passenger, was killed and his estate brings this action. Pursuant to a funding agreement, the three parties remaining in this case1 paid $1,750,000 to the plaintiff in settlement of potential liability. They entered into a memorandum of settlement which permits each party to claim that it is entitled to contribution or indemnity from the other two, and each seeks reimbursement for funds paid to the plaintiff. My duty under the Federal Tort Claims Act (F.T.C.A.) is to…