Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Sartain
District Court, D. Montana
Decided October 6, 1982No. CV-81-130-GFPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HATFIELD, District Judge.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The present action arises out of an airplane crash which occurred on September 14, 1980 and claimed the life of Walter F. Williamson, a member of the Montana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. The crash occurred while Mr. Williamson was performing a United States Air Force authorized mission in his capacity as a volunteer member of the Civil Air Patrol (hereinafter the “CAP”). Plaintiffs claim that the negligence of the CAP and defendant Lyle Sartain, commanding officer of the Montana Wing of the CAP, was the proximate cause of the…
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