Legal Opinion
Schulhof v. Northeast Cellulose, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 27, 1982No. Civ. A. 79-1205-G, 79-1412-GPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDERS ON CHOICE OF LAW ISSUES
GARRITY, District Judge.
These consolidated cases arise out of a midair collision of two small aircraft over Gardner, Massachusetts in January, 1979, which resulted in the deaths of all five persons aboard the planes. Because the collision implicates interests of three states, we decided to consider conflict of law issues in advance of trial. The court received briefs from all parties and heard argument on May 21,1982. In their briefs and at that hearing, various parties raised five issues for determination regarding the applicable law: tort…
2Cases cited21 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
- Brook Village North Associates v. General Electric Company, Re-Entry and Environmental Systems DivisionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Engine Specialties, Inc. v. Bombardier LimitedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Computer Systems Engineering, Inc. v. Qantel Corporation, Computer Systems Engineering, Inc. v. Qantel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Computer Systems Engineering, Inc. v. Qantel Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1983
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Santos v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Allied Corporation and General Electric Railcar Services CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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