Legal Opinion

Gladys J. Ollier, of the Estate of Louis N. Ollier, Deceased v. Lake Central Airlines, Inc., and General Motors Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 7, 1970No. 19822PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMBS, Circuit Judge.

A Lake Central Airlines plane — Flight 527 — crashed in Wyandot County, Ohio, on March 5, 1967, instantaneously killing all persons aboard. Plaintiff, executrix of the estate of a passenger killed in that crash, brought this diversity suit against Lake Central and General Motors Corporation alleging both a wrong ful death action and a survival action for pain and suffering arising out of in-flight injury. Both Lake Central and General Motors, manufacturer of the defective part which presumably caused the crash, admitted liability in the wrongful death action, and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Big O Tire Dealers, Inc., a Colorado Corporation v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  2. J. Edward Day v. William H. AveryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  3. Kozar v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1970
  4. Vernon Adkins v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
  5. Robert A. Keet v. Service MacHine Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972

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