Legal Opinion
Hoskins v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 29, 1967No. Nos. 65-A-903, 65-A-1163PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAYFIEL, District Judge.
These actions were brought under the Death on the High Seas Act (46 U.S. Code, Section 761) by the personal representatives of the above-named decedents, whose death is claimed to have been caused by the wrongful acts of the respondents. The libels allege that on February 8, 1965 Hoskins and Cook, while passengers on an airliner of the respondent, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., (Eastern) known as Flight 663, died when the said plane crashed into the sea as a result of the negligence of the respondents. None of the 84 passengers and crew survived.
Prior to the commencement of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Stolz v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Lapiedra v. American Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of MillerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1910
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