Legal Opinion
Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 19, 1978No. 75 Civ. 5915PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MOTLEY, District Judge.
On November 28, 1972 a DC-8-62 commercial airliner manufactured by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC) and owned and operated by Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd., (JAL) crashed shortly after takeoff from Sheremetievo Airport located in Moscow, U.S.S.R. As a result of the crash fifty two passengers were killed and others were injured, and the aircraft was totally destroyed. In broad outline the passengers’ representatives sued both MDC and JAL for wrongful death; JAL’s subrogees sued MDC for the cost of the aircraft; and MDC sued JAL for indemnity and…
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