Legal Opinion
S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (Varig Airlines), Plaintiff v. The Boeing Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1981No. 79-3167PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of the crash of a Boeing 707 airliner. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Boeing, the defendant manufacturer. We hold that the court correctly resolved the choice of law issue and properly applied the governing law.
I. FACTS
On June 2, 1967, Boeing, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in the state of Washington, sold the subject aircraft to Seaboard World Airlines. A provision of the sales contract dictated that all disputes arising out of the contract were to be governed by Washington law. Article 6…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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