Legal Opinion
Stanford v. Kuwait Airways Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 20, 1986No. 85 Civ. 0477 (SWK)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KRAM, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks relief for the wrongful death of her husband, William L. Stanford (“Stanford”), who was allegedly shot and killed by terrorists in Tehran, Iran, on December 6, 1984, after the airplane on which he was a passenger, Kuwait Airways Corporation (“KAC”) flight No. 221, was allegedly hijacked by terrorists during its flight from Kuwait to Pakistan. The facts of this case are set out in full in Stanford and Hegna v. Kuwait Airways Corp., et. al., 648 F.Supp. 657 (S.D.N.Y.1986), familiarity with which is assumed.
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