Legal Opinion
Tozer v. LTV Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1986No. Nos. 84-1907(L), 84-1962PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In 1980, Lieutenant Commander Eliot Tozer was killed when the Navy plane he was piloting crashed. His widow, Joan Tozer, and his two minor children brought an action against LTV Corporation and its subsidiary Vought Corporation under the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA) 46 U.S.C. § 761 et seq. and general maritime law, alleging the defective design of a modification to the airplane. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. Because the government contractor defense shields the contractor from liability for design defects under either a strict liability…
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