OBENSHAIN v. HALLIDAY

No. 80-0658-A.

504 F.Supp. 946 (1980)

Helen Wilkins OBENSHAIN, Executrix of the Estate of Richard D. Obenshain, Deceased v. John T. HALLIDAY, Administrator of the Estate of Richard F. Neel, Deceased, et al.

United States District Court, E. D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

December 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Lewis, Arlington, Va., for plaintiff.

E. Waller Dudley, Alexandria, Va., Frank E. Brown, Jr., Arlington, Va., for defendant John T. Halliday.

Thomas K. Berger, Asst. U. S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., for defendant United States of America.

John J. Brandt, Arlington, Va., for defendant Class I Aviation, Inc.

Stephen K. Fox, Fairfax, Va., for defendant Richard F. Neel.

Gerald R. Lear, Alexandria, Va., for defendants Bd. of Supervisors of Chesterfield County and Dennis A. Parker.

Gregory L. Murphy, Alexandria, Va., for defendant John Purdy.

Anthony E. Grimaldi, Fairfax, Va., for defendant Crouse Hinds Sepco Corp.

Charles F. Geschickter, Jr., Fairfax, Va., for defendant Administrator of the Estate of R. A. Edelen.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

I. STATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS

RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.

This lawsuit arises from the death of plaintiff's decedent, Richard D. Obenshain, in an airplane crash near Chesterfield County Airport, Virginia, on August 2, 1978. The plaintiff alleges that, unknown to Mr. Obenshain and to the pilots of the plane, the runway lights at the Chesterfield County Airport were out of order. The failure of these lights allegedly caused...

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