Legal Opinion
Cornfield v. Cornfield
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 18, 2005No. 04-6690-cvPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Claimant-appellant Donna Klein Cornfield appeals from a judgment entered after a four-day bench trial at which the district court ruled that she had failed to prove that her father-in-law, petitioner-appellee Jules Cornfield, was liable in negligence for the tragic boating accident that claimed the lives of his son, Alan Cornfield, and a friend, Fred Hebig. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision.
1. The District Court’s Findings of Fact
Claimant submits that the district…
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