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FIREMAN'S FUND INS. CO. v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 81-70182.

527 F.Supp. 328 (1981)

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, a California insurance corporation, Subrogee of Chrysler Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Dee Howard Company, a Texas corporation, and Gates Learjet Corporation, a Delaware corporation, jointly and severally, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Michigan, S. D.

December 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gemuend & Nagi by Leonard E. Nagi, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs.

Leonard R. Gilman, U. S. Atty. by Hayward L. Draper, Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for defendant U. S.

Alvin A. Rutledge, Detroit, Mich., for defendant Dee Howard Co.

Sullivan, Ranger, Ward & Bone by Richard G. Ward, Detroit, Mich., for defendant Gates Learjet Corp.

OPINION

GILMORE, District Judge.

This case concerns the crash of a Lear Jet at City Airport in Detroit when the plane ran off the end of the runway. The cause of the accident is alleged to be a negligently designed and/or defective reverse thrust system.

Plaintiffs commenced the instant products liability action, naming the United States as one of the defendants. The Government's liability is predicated upon its alleged negligence in issuing a flight...

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