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HALSTEAD v. UNITED STATES

Civ. Nos. B-77-270, B-77-274 and B-77-303.

535 F.Supp. 780 (1981)

Peter C. HALSTEAD, Administrator Estate of Erik F. Wahlund, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Jeppesen & Co. and Katherine H. Saloomey, Administratrix, c. t. a., d. b. n., Estate of Willard Vernon Wahlund, Deceased, Defendants. Katherine H. SALOOMEY, Administratrix, c. t. a., d. b. n., Estate of Willard Vernon Wahlund, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. JEPPESEN & CO., Defendant. Katherine H. SALOOMEY, Administratrix, c. t. a., d. b. n., Estate of Willard Vernon Wahlund, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

December 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Kearns, Bridgeport, Conn., for plaintiff.

John J. Cotter, Thomas H. Cotter, Bridgeport, Conn., for defendants.

Gregory A. Saum, Raymond W. Beckwith, Joseph P. Gormley, Jr., Thomas E. Lee, Bridgeport, Conn., James P. Piper, Washington, D. C., for Jeppesen & Co.

Donna Fatsi, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Haven, Conn., for United States.

RULING ON CHOICE OF LAW IN ACTIONS B-77-270 AND B-77-303 AGAINST UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

EGINTON, District Judge.

These wrongful death actions arose out of the tragic crash of a small private plane, a Beech Sierra, into a mountain ridge near Martinsburg, West Virginia on August 31, 1975. Killed were the pilot of the plane, Willard Vernon Wahlund, his father and his young son Erik. Plaintiffs Katherine H. Saloomey...

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