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TIFFANY v. U.S.

Civ. A. Nos. 84-0100-C, 85-0004-C, 85-0040-C, 85-0048-C and 85-0052-C.

726 F.Supp. 129 (1989)

Patsy O. TIFFANY, Administratrix, and Personal Representative of the Estate of Henry H. Tiffany, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. BRANDON LADD CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant. (In Re AIR CRASH OFF CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 9, 1983).

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Charlottesville Division.

November 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Mika, Waynesboro, Va., Michael J. Pangia, Gilman, Olson & Pangia, Washington, D.C., for Patsy Tiffany.

John J. Tigert VI, Kathryn A. Ledig, Nicholas H. Cobbs, Tigert & Roberts, Washington, D.C., for Brandon Ladd.

E. Montgomery Tucker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Roanoke, Va., Thomas B. Almy, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Frederic A. Swartz, Swartz & Swartz, Boston, Mass., for Sean and Elizabeth O'Mahony.

J. Page Williams, Charlottesville, Va., pro se.

Nicholas H. Cobbs, Washington, D.C., Gregory N. Harney, Petree, Stockton, Robinson, Vaughn, Glaze & Maready, Winston-Salem, N.C., for Brandon Ladd and Patsy O. Tiffany.

Gerard R. Lear, Washington, D.C., William H. Hollows, New Bern, N.C., for Sally Furniss Witaker.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MICHAEL, District Judge.

This matter arises out of a mid-air collision off the coast of North Carolina at approximately 16:44:46 EST on January 9, 1983, between a civilian aircraft, a Beechcraft Baron BE 55, and an F4-C phantom interceptor. The cause of action arises under the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), 46 U.S.C.App. § 761 et seq. Plaintiff has brought the action on behalf of the estate of the deceased, Henry Tiffany, pilot...

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