Legal Opinion
Rainey v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1986No. Nos. 84-3625, 84-3626PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Barbara Ann Rainey and Donald Bruce Knowlton died on July 13, 1982 in a fiery plane crash at Middleton Field, Alabama. Their spouses, John Charles Rainey (“Rainey”) and Rondi M. Knowlton (“Knowlton”) sought money damages under the Florida Wrongful Death Act, Fla.Stat. §§ 768.16-.27 (1985), in district court.1 The jury returned a verdict against Rainey and Knowlton. We hold that the trial judge committed reversible error in two evidentiary rulings and remand for a new trial.
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On July 13, 1982 Lieutenant Commander Barbara Ann Rainey, a flight instructor with the United States Navy, was issued a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- H. E. Collins and Joetta Collins, Surviving Parents and Personal Representatives of Karen Collins, Deceased v. Wayne CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Muncie Aviation Corporation v. Party Doll Fleet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Frank Russell, Eugene Van Aernam, John L. Dixon and Jack MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Nachtsheim v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Angel Pendas-Martinez and Andres Morrero-LasoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
- 31 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 755, prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,632 Claudia Hessen, Arnold Hessen, for Use and Benefit of Allstate Insurance Co. v. Jaguar Cars, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Lentomyynti Oy v. Medivac, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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