Legal Opinion
Lorene M. Swain, as of the Last Will and Testament of William T. Swain, Deceased v. Boeing Airplane Company, Defendant-Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 27, 1964No. 28843_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
The personal representatives of five American Airlines employees, killed in a training flight of a Boeing 707-123 jet airplane over Long Island in 1959, brought actions for wrongful death against the Boeing Airplane Company in the District Court for the Southern District of New York' — federal jurisdiction being predicated on diverse citizenship. Plaintiffs contended that the initial design of the tail, rudder and rudder controls of the airplane was defective; and that Boeing was liable for negligence in design and for failure to give adequate warning of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- C. David Swift, Administrator of the Estate of Berl B. Cantrell, Deceased v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Harvel H. Cosper and Stella Cosper v. Southern Pacific Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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- R. William BENTLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STROMBERG-CARLSON CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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