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YATES v. UNITED STATES

Civ. Nos. 9278, 9309.

370 F.Supp. 1088 (1973)

Charlotte Joan YATES, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Lester Yates, deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. EAGLE STAR INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Mexico.

April 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Magana & Cathcart, Los Angeles, Cal., James J. McCarthy, Los Angeles, Cal., of counsel and Avelino V. Gutierrez, Albuquerque, N. M., for plaintiff Charlotte Joan Yates.

Keleher & McLeod, Albuquerque, N. M., for plaintiff Eagle Star Ins. Co.; Dennis M. McCary, Albuquerque, of counsel.

Victor R. Ortega, U. S. Atty., D.N.M., Albuquerque, N. M., Mark A. Dombroff, George Farrell, James Dillman, Attys., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant United States; W. R. Hughes, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., of counsel.

PALMIERI,* District Judge.

Preliminary Statement

These consolidated actions under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), arise out of a fatal airplane accident which occurred on August 3, 1969, at the Albuquerque International Airport. The accident occurred in the early evening in good weather and while it was still light. The pilot and sole occupant of the...

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