Legal Opinion
Harris Corp. v. Comair, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1983No. 81-5358PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Harris Corporation appeals the dismissal of its action against Comair, Inc., a Kentucky-based commuter airline, and other defendants. The case arose out of a plane crash in Florence, Kentucky, on October 8, 1979. One of the passengers who died was Jeffery Lake, a Harris employee. Harris, a *1071self-insurer under the Ohio Worker’s Compensation Act, paid death benefits to Lake’s widow. Harris is a Texas corporation with offices and employees in all fifty states. Lake was employed at Harris’ Ohio office and was an Ohio resident. Defendants include Comair, whose…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Mountain Timber Company v. State of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Foster v. LeggettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1972
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Wathen's Elevators, Inc. (In Re Wathen's Elevators, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1983
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