Legal Opinion
Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 27, 1988No. 86-492PublishedCited by 1,174 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
This case requires us to decide when a contractor providing military equipment to the Federal Government can be held liable under state tort law for injury caused by a design defect.
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On April 27, 1983, David A. Boyle, a United States Marine helicopter copilot, was killed when the CH-53D helicopter in which he was flying crashed off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, during a training exercise. Although Boyle survived the impact of the crash, he was unable to escape from the helicopter and drowned. Boyle’s father, petitioner here, brought this diversity action in Federal District Court…
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