Legal Opinion
Gore v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 16, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOHEY, District Judge.
The plaintiif who, in this wrongful death action arising out of the crash of a Northeast plane at Nantucket, Massachusetts, is asking damages of $1,750,000, has moved to strike the affirmative defense that the Massachusetts Wrongful Death Statute, pursuant to which the action is brought, limits the recoverable damages to $15,000. 1 The motion is denied.
The plaintiff is a citizen of Maryland and a resident of the District of Columbia. 2 The defendant is a Massachusetts corporation doing business in New York. Jurisdiction rests on this diversity of citizenship, and so…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Kilberg v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Grant v. McAuliffeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Beatrice Antonette Tramontana v. S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense, a Brazilian Corporation, T/a Varig AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- H. Grady Gore, Jr., as Under the Last Will and Testament of Gordon Dean, Deceased v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Kelley v. Societe Anonyme Belge D'Exploitation De La Navigation AerienneDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
- Skahill v. Capital Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Beatrice Antonette Tramontana v. S. A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense, a Brazilian Corporation, T/a Varig AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965