Legal Opinion
Harris Corp., Data Communications v. Comair, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided April 14, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-129PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The motion presents the court with the question whether a corporation can recover in its own right for the death of its employee, where it can show it sustained economic loss by reason of the employee’s death. Also presented is an apparent conflict of laws question concerning the employer’s right to indemnity for workmen’s compensation benefits paid to the employee’s survivors.
FACTS
On October 8, 1979, an airplane, owned and operated by the defendant Comair, a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Foster v. LeggettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
- Crab Orchard Improvement Co. v. Chesapeake & O. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- Arnett v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Wisconsin v. Griffin Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Ruby Lumber Co. v. K. v. Johnson Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Albert White v. Turfway Park Racing Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Harris Corp. v. Comair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Trump Taj Mahal Associates v. Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni Agusta, S.P.A.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
- City of St. Joseph v. Kaw Valley Tunneling, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Thompson v. Budd Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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