Andor v. United Air Lines, Inc.

*313ROSSMAN, J.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover compensatory and punitive damages arising out of the crash of United Air Lines Flight 173 in Portland on December 28,1978. Plaintiff was a passenger on the plane and named United and McBroom, the pilot, as defendants. United admitted liability for compensatory damages on the basis of McBroom’s conceded negligence but contended that plaintiff was not entitled to punitive damages. Plaintiff based her claim for punitive damages on the alleged “negligence, flagrant misconduct and deliberate disregard of the rights and safety of others” by the…