Legal Opinion
Halstead v. United States
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 10, 1982No. Civ. B 77-270, B 77-274 and B 77-303PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION RESPECTING APPLICABLE LAW
EGINTON, District Judge.
These wrongful death actions arose out of the tragic crash of a small private plane, a Beech Sierra, into a mountain ridge near Martinsburg, West Virginia on August 31, 1975. Killed were the pilot of the plane, Willard Vernon Wahlund, his father, and his young son Erik. They are survived by Willard’s wife Penny and their minor daughter.
Plaintiffs Katherine H. Saloomey and Peter C. Halstead are the administratrix and administrator of Willard’s and Erik’s respective estates. Plaintiff Saloomey alleges that the accident resulted from the…
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