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BARBOSA v. U.S.

No. 85-5651.

811 F.2d 1444 (1987)

Rita BARBOSA, as personal representative of the estate of James Barbosa, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. George E. STANTON, as personal representative of the estate of Edward L. Stanton, deceased, Plaintiff-Counterclaim-Cross-Claim-Defendant/Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, and Southern Aero Traders, Inc., Defendants-Counterclaim-Cross-Claim-Plaintiffs/Appellees. Shirley T. KERP, as personal representative of the estate of Devareh Yvonne Moss, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, and Southern Aero Traders, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Hicks, Barbara Green, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

David V. Hutchinson, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated actions arose out of the fatal crash of a Beechcraft twin engine aircraft, number N27GD, in which the pilot, James Barbosa, and his two passengers, Edward Stanton and Devareh Moss, were killed. Personal representatives of the deceased brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging negligence of air traffic controllers and a flight service weather briefer. Following a bench trial, the court...

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