ALEXANDER v. CIVIL AIR PATROL

Civ. No. 190.

134 F.Supp. 691 (1955)

Stewart M. ALEXANDER, Jr. v. CIVIL AIR PATROL and the United States of America.

United States District Court Middle D. North Carolina, Durham Division.

September 26, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Sanders, Durham, N. C., for plaintiff.

Edwin M. Stanley, U. S. Atty., Greensboro, N. C., John J. Finn, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., William D. McCarthy, Capt. USAF, Office of Judge Advocate General USAF, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


HAYES, District Judge.

This action is brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act1 against the United States and Civil Air Patrol, Inc., to recover damages for serious permanent injuries sustained by plaintiff in an Army airplane accident which killed the pilot, co-pilot and the Commander. The accident occurred September 24, 1950, near Evansville, Indiana, airport, where the plane hit the ground and burst into flames 600 yards before reaching...

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