Legal Opinion
Myers v. Hayes International Corp.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided November 18, 1988No. 3-87-0702 to 3-87-0706PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
This is a products liability action arising out of a plane crash which occurred on the Kentucky side of the Fort Campbell military installation. 1 The crash happened on September 9, 1986, while the five-man crew of a C-130A military aircraft was performing a series of “touch and go” maneuvers at Fort Campbell’s airfield, which also is located within the boundaries of Kentucky. The maneuvers were part of a routine training exercise conducted by the Tennessee Air National Guard (T.A.N.G.). The aircraft was manufactured and delivered to the U.S. Government in 1957,…
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