Legal Opinion
Felder v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1976No. Nos. 75-1267, 75-1455PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
The Government has appealed from judgments for over two and a quarter million dollars awarded under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2674) as a result of three wrongful death claims in the fatal crash of a Piper Comanche airplane at Tucson International Airport (the airport) on May 12, 1969. The pilot and two passengers in the plane were killed, and the plane (for which $9,000.00 was awarded) totally destroyed. These appeals present issues both with respect to liability and damages. Plaintiffs have cross-appealed, contending that the district…
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