Geraldine L. Lightenburger v. United States of America, Ivory Combs and North American Aviation, Inc. v. United States of America, Joan Gordon, and Edith Carrington v. United States of America, Eagle Star Insurance Co. v. United States

460 F.2d 391 Geraldine L. LIGHTENBURGER et al., Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. Ivory COMBS and North American Aviation, Inc., Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. Joan GORDON et al., and Edith Carrington, Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. EAGLE STAR INSURANCE CO., Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant. Nos. 24854-24857. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 27, 1972. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing May 26, 1972. 1 Donald A. Fareed, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Frederick M. Brosio, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., William Matthew Byrne, Jr., Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. 2 Morton Galane (argued), Las Vegas, Nev., Oliver, Good & Sloan, Los Angeles, Cal., Hilbrecht & Jones, Rex Jemison, of Singleton, DeLanoy, Jemison & Reid, Las Vegas, Nev., Oliver, Sloan, Vargas, Shaffer & Lindvig, Irving Green, and Karl Seuthe, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees. 3 Before MERRILL and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge. * SOLOMON, District Judge: 4 James Gordon, Bervial Carrington, and Dale Lightenburger were killed when their twin-engine private plane crashed…