Legal Opinion
Noel v. United Aircraft Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 24, 1962No. 1781PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAYTON, District Judge.
This is a ruling on a motion under 28 U.S.C.A. Admiralty Rule 23 by Libellants to amend their libel by adding a claim sounding in breach of implied warranty of fitness in an action for wrongful death brought under the Death on the High Seas Act (hereinafter cited DOHSA). 1
Libellants are the personal representatives of Marshall L. Noel who was a passenger on a plane which caught fire and crashed into the high seas on June 19, 1956, while en route from New York City to Caracas, Venezuela. All aboard were killed. The airliner was owned and operated by Linea Aeropostal…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Watz v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Montgomery v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Dugas v. National Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Puamier v. BARGE BT 1793District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
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