LUEDTKE v. COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE

No. 74-1310.

521 F.2d 387 (1975)

Edward LUEDTKE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, Friebert & Finerty, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Steven E. Keane, Milwaukee, Wis., H. Templeton Brown, Bryson P. Burnham, Chicago, Ill., James J. Bonifas, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, PELL, Circuit Judge, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge.


PELL, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, owners of property in Milwaukee County, brought this action against the County, as owner and operator of General Mitchell Field, the major Milwaukee airport, and against five federally-certified airlines which utilize the airport facilities. Essentially, the plaintiffs charge that aircraft, in taking off and landing at Mitchell Field, fly over their property at low altitudes, causing noise...

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