SOMLO v. UNITED STATES

No. 16717.

416 F.2d 640 (1969)

Thomas G. SOMLO, and Progress For Vending, Inc., a corporation, and The Exchange National Bank of Chicago, as Administrator of the Estates of Ginette Somlo, deceased, and Susan Michelle Somlo, deceased, and The Exchange National Bank of Chicago, as Guardian of the Estate of Terri Lynn Somlo, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee,

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

As Modifed on Denial of Rehearing November 5, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Parker, Walter H. Moses, Jr., Frank J. McGarr, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas A. Foran, U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., William D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., John J. Eldridge, Robert E. Kopp, Robert V. Zener, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Before KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAIRCHILD and KERNER, Circuit Judges.


KNOCH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants, Thomas G. Somlo and Progress for Vending, Inc., brought suit under the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), charging that government employees were negligent in carrying out their duties with respect to a Cessna 310 Twin-Engine light aircraft, Registration No. N5338A, piloted by Mr. Somlo, and owned by Progress for Vending, Inc., as a proximate result of which the aircraft crashed...

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