Legal Opinion
Kropp v. Douglas Aircraft Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 25, 1971No. 66-C-562PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZAVATT, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of Charles R. Kropp (Kropp), an employee of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (Grumman), which occurred over the high seas (approximately fifty miles East of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York) when he exited an A3A aircraft, manufactured by the defendant Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc. (Douglas), owned by the defendant United States of America (the Government) and piloted by one Donald Runyon (Runyon), another Grumman employee. The several claims against the Government are grounded in the Federal Tort Claims Act…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Clifford Gowdy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- National Airlines, Inc. v. Beryl Whiteman Stiles, Beryl Whiteman Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Tozer v. LTV Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- O'KEEFE v. Boeing CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Barrett v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987
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