HIMMLER v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 75-2136.

474 F.Supp. 914 (1979)

William HIMMLER et al. v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

August 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Wickkiser, James B. Martin, Richard F. Stevens, Allentown, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Andrew J. Dilk, Jr., Trial Atty., U. S. Dept. of Transp., Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D. C., William J. McGettigan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


TROUTMAN, District Judge.

I

INTRODUCTION, PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND BACKGROUND

This case arises out of the crash of an airplane into the home occupied by the plaintiffs in the early morning hours of August 23, 1974, injuring and killing various members of the plaintiffs' family. It is brought pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 1402(b) and 2671 et seq. All jurisdictional...

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