Legal Opinion
Donna J. Woodside, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry William Schroeder v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1979No. 77-3276PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Donna J. Woodside, administratrix of the estate of her husband, Cap tain Henry William Schroeder, appeals from the dismissal of her wrongful death action against the United States. Captain Schroeder, an active duty officer in the Air Force, was killed in an airplane crash while he was receiving flight instruction toward a commercial pilot’s license. Appellant filed suit in the district court under the Federal Tort Claims Act (hereinafter the FTCA or the Act), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., seeking damages for the alleged negligence of the…
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