Ashland v. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc.

711 F.2d 1431 Charlotte ASHLAND, as Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Edward Ashland, deceased, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LING-TEMCO-VOUGHT, INC., a corporation, et al., and United States of America, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 81-5163, 81-5175, 81-5213, 81-5214, 81-5375, 81-5376, 81-5460, 81-5529 to 81-5531, 81-5576, and 81-5590. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1982. Decided July 29, 1983. Robert S. Morris, San Bernardino, Cal., James J. McCarthy, Magana, Cathcart, McCarthy & Pierry, Los Angeles, Cal., Gerald V. Barron, Monterey, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. David M. Heibron, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enerson, San Francisco, Cal., Craig L. Winterman, Herzfeld & Rubin, Los Angeles, Cal., Philip A. Berns, Dept. of Justice, Warren A. Schneider, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before ANDERSON and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District Judge. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 These consolidated wrongful death actions arise from the crash at sea of a military aircraft in 1971. Plaintiffs are heirs and…