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HALSTEAD v. UNITED STATES

Civ. Nos. B 77-270, B 77-274 and B 77-303.

535 F.Supp. 782 (1982)

Peter C. HALSTEAD, Administrator, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Jeppesen & Co. and Katherine H. Saloomey, Administratrix, Defendants. Katherine H. SALOOMEY, Administratrix, Plaintiff, v. JEPPESEN & CO., Defendant. Katherine H. SALOOMEY, Administratrix, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

March 10, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Kearns, Bridgeport, Conn., for plaintiff Halstead.

Robert Marzik, Stratford, Conn., for plaintiff Saloomey.

Raymond Beckwith, Suzanne Baldasare, Bridgeport, Conn., Floyd Dodson, for defendant Jeppesen.

James P. Piper, Washington, D. C., for Government.

Thomas H. Cotter, Bridgeport, Conn., for defendant Saloomey.

OPINION RESPECTING APPLICABLE LAW

EGINTON, District Judge.

These wrongful death actions arose out of the tragic crash of a small private plane, a Beech Sierra, into a mountain ridge near Martinsburg, West Virginia on August 31, 1975. Killed were the pilot of the plane, Willard Vernon Wahlund, his father, and his young son Erik. They are survived by Willard's wife Penny and their minor daughter.

Plaintiffs Katherine H. Saloomey and Peter C. Halstead...

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