Legal Opinion
Finne v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N. V.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 15, 1951No. Civ. No. 54-168PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
S. H. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
This is a motion for an order striking the first cause of action alleged in the amended complaint for failure to plead the foreign law on which plaintiff’s right to recover is based.
The complaint sets forth five causes of action for wrongful death resulting from an'airplane accident at Prestwick Airport, Scotland. The first is brought by plaintiff as administratrix of decedent’s estate. The second is brought by plaintiff in her individual capacity as decedent’s widow. The remaining three are brought by plaintiff as guardian ad litem on behalf of decedent’s three…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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