Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. Grumman Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 3, 1979No. 76 Civ. 988 (HFW), 76 Civ. 3575 (HFW), 77 Civ. 1146 (HFW), 75 Civ. 3026 (HFW) and 75 Civ. 3027 (HFW)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WERKER, District Judge.
These five actions arising from an airplane crash are presently before the Court on various motions and cross-motions for summary judgment and consolidation.
FACTS
The following facts are not in dispute.
On June 24, 1974, Grumman Gulfstream II aircraft no. N720Q crashed in the vicinity of Kline, South Carolina. All three persons aboard the aircraft, Thomas W. O’Brien, Paul F. Whitman and James M. Murphy, were killed as a result. O’Brien was an instructor pilot employed by Grumman American Aviation Corporation (“Grumman American”) and Whitman and Murphy were pilots…
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- Victorson v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Kilberg v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1961
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