Legal Opinion
Marlys J. Udseth, as Administratrix of the Estate of Peter D. Udseth, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1976No. 75--1200PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SETH, Circuit Judge.
This is a wrongful death action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act by the administratrix of the estate of Peter D. Udseth. The decedent was a student pilot killed in an airplane crash in New Mexico. The complaint alleged that the crash and subsequent death of Udseth were due to the negligence of a flight instructor, Joe Ellis Turner, who also died in the crash. It was alleged that Turner was in the course and scope of his employment as an employee and agent of the Fort Bliss Flying Club, and that the club was an instrumentality of the federal government. The…
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