Legal Opinion
United States v. Kesinger
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1951No. 4229PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
The appellees brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., to recover damages for the destruction of their barn and milk house, caused by the crash of an Army Air Force B-17, which occurred on appellees’ farm located south of Topeka, Kansas, shortly after the airplane took off from the Topeka Air Base. The crash occurred on August 12, 1948, at 4:10 a. m. The B-17 was operated by Air Force personnel on an Air Force mission. The United States has appealed from an adverse judgment for $6,500.
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