Legal Opinion
Croce v. Bromley Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1980No. 78-2627PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
On the evening of September 20, 1973, a Beech Model 18 Aircraft carrying singer Jim Croce and his entourage (the “Jim Croce Group” or the “group”) crashed shortly after takeoff from the Natchitoches, Louisiana, airport. Among those killed was Croce’s road manager, Kenneth Dominick Córtese, whose wife and son are the plaintiffs in this wrongful death action.1
Initially, we recite only the most pertinent facts; other relevant ones are detailed in our discussion below of the numerous legal issues. On September 18, 1973, Bill Breedlove, the Director of Operations of Mustang…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Jordan v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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- Tammy Burke, Royal Insurance Company, Linda Burke Daniels, Plaintiff-Third-Party v. John Smith, Heyl Truck Lines, Inc., Defendants-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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