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SELLFORS v. DeKALB COUNTY

61233.

157 Ga. App. 731 (1981)

278 S.E.2d 489

SELLFORS v. DeKALB COUNTY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Patrick, E. A. Simpson, Gary M. Cooper, for appellant.

James S. Strawinsky, Meade Burns, George P. Dillard, for appellees.

SOGNIER, Judge.

A jet airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. The alleged cause of the crash was the ingestation of birds into its engines. This action was brought by the widow of the pilot against DeKalb County and others for his wrongful death.

Similar actions arising out of the same crash were brought to recover for other deaths and personal injuries against DeKalb County and others in the federal courts. The history and...

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