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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. AIR FLORIDA, INC.

No. 84-5041.

750 F.2d 1077 (1984)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a Municipal Corporation, Appellant, v. AIR FLORIDA, INC., et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 28, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel for the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., with whom John H. Suda, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., for the District of Columbia were on the brief, for appellant.

George N. Tompkins, Jr., with whom Cynthia J. Larsen was on the brief, New York City, for appellee.

Before TAMM and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a claim by the District of Columbia (the "District" or the "city") against Air Florida in connection with the tragic 1982 crash of an Air Florida plane. As a result of the accident, a commercial airline destroyed portions of the 14th Street/Rochambeau Memorial Bridge, and then crash-landed in the Potomac River. The District now seeks to recover from Air...

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