Gilbert Harold STORK et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.
Donald R. ADAMS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.
Eva LEDBETTER, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.
James L. FAHEY, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.
Alfred E. TOLLNER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 28, 1970.
Rehearing Denied September 4, 1970.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
No. 23001:
Leonard Schaitman (argued), Robt. V. Zenner, Attys., Wm. D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C.; Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal.; Donald A. Fareed, Special Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.
Seymour Ellison (argued), Melvin Belli, of Belli, Ashe, Ellison, Choulos & Lieff, James Hagedorn (argued), of Hoberg, Finger, Brown & Abramson, San Francisco, Cal., Pizante & Gregg, Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellees.
No. 23460:
James L. Browning, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., Weinmann, Rode, Burnhill & Moffitt, Oakland, Cal., for appellant.
Seymour Ellison (argued), of Belli, Ashe, Ellison, Choulos, Cone & Harper, San Francisco, Cal., Pelletreau, Gowen, Moses & Porlier, San Pablo, Cal., for appellees.
No. 23461:
James L. Browning, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., Wm. D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leonard Schaitman (argued), Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellant.
Seymour Ellison (argued), of Belli, Ashe, Ellison, Choulos, Cone & Harper, San Francisco, Cal., John B. Kramer, Oakland, Cal., for appellee.
Nos. 23468, 23469:
Leonard Schaitman (argued), Robt. V. Zener, Attys., Wm. D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Cecil F. Poole, U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., Weinmann, Rode, Burnhill & Moffitt, Oakland, Cal., for appellant.
Seymour Ellison (argued), of Belli, Ashe, Ellison, Choulos, Cone & Harper, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.
Before CHAMBERS, MERRILL and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellees secured judgment against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages for injuries resulting from an airplane crash at the Toledo (Ohio) Express Airport on October 29, 1960.1 This appeal by the United States concerns solely the issue of liability of the United States.2 The dispute focuses on what duty, if any, rested upon control tower personnel...
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