Legal Opinion
Pregeant v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1985No. 84-3136PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs are the surviving parents and the estate of Susan Savoie, a 35-year-old single, former flight attendant aboard the ill-fated Pan American Flight 759 which crashed on take-off from Moisant International Airport on July 9, 1982. In a trial presided over by then magistrate, now district judge Marcel Livaudais, the jury returned a verdict in favor of each parent for $150,000 and awarded $16,000 for pre-impact mental anguish and $20,000 for post-impact suffering.
Defendants appeal, contending that: (1) Louisiana law does not allow recovery for pre-impact injury; (2)…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Thomas W. Haley, Ann S. Haley v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Willace Bridges and Wife, Ruby Bridges v. Groendyke Transport, Inc. And Frank GorsuchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, Louisiana On July 9, 1982.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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