SAFECO INS. CO. v. CITY OF WATERTOWN, S. D.

No. 77-1012.

538 F.Supp. 49 (1982)

SAFECO INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, A Municipal Corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, N. D.

January 26, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell B. Holloway, Holloway, Dobson, Hudson & Bachman, Oklahoma City, Okl., and Glen H. Johnson, Banks & Johnson, Rapid City, S. D., for plaintiff.

Kathlynn G. Fadely, Trial Atty., Torts Branch, Civil Division, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant United States of America.

William A. Hackett, Austin, Hinderaker & Hackett, Watertown, S. D., for defendant City of Watertown, S. D.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

The crash which destroyed the Saberliner aircraft which was the subject of this lawsuit occurred on June 14, 1975. On December 31, 1981 this Court entered judgment for plaintiff for the full stipulated value of the aircraft, $1,787,872. 529 F.Supp. 1220. Plaintiff has now moved for an award of prejudgment interest, running from June 18, 1975, the...

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