Legal Opinion
Cox v. McDonnell-Douglas Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1982No. 81-1046PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs’ decedent, an air force captain, was killed on February 13, 1970, when his aircraft crashed in Idaho. On January 5, 1978, almost eight years later, Captain Cox’s widow and his three minor children brought this wrongful death action in a Texas federal district court against McDonnell-Douglas Corporation and its affiliated companies (“McDonnell-Douglas”), which designed and manufactured the aircraft. The aircraft was designed and manufactured in the state of Missouri. The plaintiffs claim damages based on negligence and products strict liability.
The district…
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