Legal Opinion
Bayard W. Kennett, Administrator of the Estate of Linnell W. Kennett v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 28, 1977No. 76-1482PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee in the sum of $415,758. We affirm.
The action was for wrongful death of Linnell Kennett which resulted from a crash of Delta Air Lines Flight # 723 at Logan International Airport on July 31, 1973. Delta admitted liability in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the case was remanded to the District Court for the District of New Hampshire for trial on the issue of damages pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407.
Delta raises five issues, which will be disposed…
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