Legal Opinion
Magnin v. Teledyne Continental Motors
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 1996No. 95-6384PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
On November 12, 1992, Dr. Dominique Jean Louis Laehiver, a French citizen, died in the crash of a private plane he was piloting in France. This appeal is an outgrowth of a products liability and wrongful death action brought by Oliver Dominique Gerard Marin Anthille Magnin, the French personal representative of Lachiver’s estate. The complaint was filed in Alabama state court against two defendants: Teledyne Industries, Inc., the manufacturer of the airplane’s engine; and J.B. Smith, a Teledyne employee and Alabama citizen.
The complaint alleged that Lachiver’s fatal…
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