Legal Opinion
Janice M. Cleland, Formerly Janice M. Godber, as of the Estate of Merlyn C. Godber, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1989No. 88-5213PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Janice M. Cleland, executrix of her first husband’s estate, appeals from a judgment of the district court dismissing her wrongful death suit against the United States. The decedent, Merlyn C. Godber, died February 13, 1980, in an airplane crash near Hot Springs, South Dakota, when flying as a passenger in a plane piloted by Charles M. Largent, III. The airplane was owned by Fall River Feedlots, Inc. (Feedlots).
Cleland, serving as executrix, filed an administrative claim against the FAA under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1982 & Supp. IV1986).…
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