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DEAL v. UNITED STATES

Nos. F-72-C-42, F-73-C-5, F-73-C-7, F-73-C-8, F-73-C-11 and F-73-C-38.

413 F.Supp. 630 (1976)

Jo C. DEAL, Executrix of the Estate of Philip L. Deal, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Mildred C. LETSCH, Administratrix of the Estate of Donna Colleen Letsch, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Gene W. BOWERMAN, Administrator of the Estate of Janet Gay Bowerman, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Gary R. HUNGATE, Administrator of the Estate of Mary S. Hungate, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Maxine S. HILL, Administratrix of the Estate of Janet Maxine Hill Mize, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. Betty ROARK, Administratrix of the Estate of Shirley L. Roark, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division.

April 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. C. Gilbreath, Jones, Gilbreath & Jones, Fort Smith, Ark., for all the plaintiffs.

James W. Gallman, Fayetteville, Ark., for Jo Deal.

W. W. Bassett, Jr., Putman, Davis & Bassett, Fayetteville, Ark., for Letsch.

R. H. Mills, Springdale, Ark., for Bowerman.

R. H. Mills, Springdale, Ark., for Hungate.

Stanley W. Ludwig, Springdale, Ark., for Hill.

James Roy, Crouch, Blair, Cypert & Waters, Springdale, Ark., for Roark.

Michael J. Pangia, Trial Attorney, Aviation Unit, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Sam Hugh Park, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., for the Government.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAUL X WILLIAMS, Chief Judge.

These cases arise out of an airplane accident on March 6, 1971 in which six persons were killed.

The Federal Aviation Administration initiated a routine investigation and found no negligence on the part of its agents or the United States.

The legally appointed and qualified representative of the estate of each deceased filed a tort claim with the Federal Aviation Administration. The claims...

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