United States Seventh Circuit

District court did not err in concluding that pilot's decision to fly the plane into known icy conditions - rather than ground error - was the proximate cause of the fatal crash. This negligence action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act therefore fails.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2003
• Decided 02/20/2004
• Published 02/20/2004

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Todd A. Smith (argued), Power, Rogers & Smith, Kevin P. Durkin, Clifford & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Justin L. Chretien (argued), Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.