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VESEY v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-2941.

626 F.2d 627 (1980)

Jeanne T. VESEY, individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Howard Wade Vesey, and as Guardian for Wade Tillery Vesey, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1980.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Willey, Santa Barbara, Cal., argued, for plaintiff-appellant.

Eliose E. Davies, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued, Leonard Schaitman, Eliose E. Davies, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief, for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, District Judge.

FITZGERALD, District Judge.

Howard Vesey was killed on October 3, 1969 in the crash of Metro Commuter Airlines Flight 201 during an attempted landing at Denver's Stapleton Airport. Following the fatal crash, Jeanne T. Vesey filed federal tort claims on her own behalf; as administratrix of Howard Vesey's estate; and as guardian for her minor son, Wade Tillery Vesey.1 She also filed claims in state...

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