ROWE v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 62-013.

272 F.Supp. 462 (1964)

Elizabeth Anne ROWE, Administratrix of the Estate of Duane A. Rowe, deceased, and Rita C. Smith, Administratrix of the Estate of William Lee Smith, Deceased, Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

March 2, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Philip Silverman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, William Kraham, Atty., Federal Aviation Agency, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

MARSH, District Judge.

This litigation is grounded upon the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., and arises out of the deaths on January 8, 1961, of Duane A. Rowe and William Lee Smith who perished when a single-engine Cessna Model 180 aircraft in which they were passengers crashed during a radar-assisted approach to Greater Pittsburgh Airport in this District. The aircraft, Register No. N5138E,...

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