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DAVIS v. U.S.

No. 86-1244.

824 F.2d 549 (1987)

Pearl DAVIS, Executrix of the Estate of Raymond E. Davis, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1987.

As Amended July 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Harte, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Anton R. Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., David V. Hutchinson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER, Circuit Judge, WOOD, Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

On the morning of October 25, 1978, Raymond Davis (Davis), the husband of plaintiff-appellant Pearl Davis (Pearl), departed in his Piper Comanche airplane from an airport in Dixon, Illinois. The airplane crashed and Davis was killed. There were deteriorating weather conditions in Dixon and the surrounding area that morning. The primary issue in this case, brought by plaintiff Pearl in her capacity as executrix of the estate...

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