Legal Opinion
Gail L. Bazzano, Individually and as Surviving Spouse of Gaetano Bazzano, Deceased v. Rockwell International Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1978No. 77-1907PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
Gaetano Bazzano died in the crash of a private aircraft in Missouri on December 29, 1975. His wife, Gail, and his children and parents survived him. Gail Bazzano brought this action to recover as surviving spouse for her husband’s wrongful death and for his pain and suffering, and for property damage for the loss of the airplane. Recovery is premised on strict liability and negligence; plaintiff attributes the cause of the crash to an allegedly defective flight director system manufactured by Collins Radio Company in 1961. Jurisdiction is founded on diversity of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- John D. Melia, Special Administrator of the Estate of Pearl Lorraine Norgaard, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Kansas City Stock Yards Co. of Maine v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- A. D. Luster, A's Fishhouses, Inc. v. Retail Credit CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Kansas State Bank v. Citizens BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Robert Hollman and Darlene Hollman v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., a Corporation, Robert Hollman and Darlene Hollman v. Dale Electronics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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