Legal Opinion
Turgeau v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1985No. 84-3345PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
This is another of the 300-odd cases arising out of the July 9, 1982 crash of Pan American World Airways Flight 759 in Kenner, Louisiana. Darryl and Dolores Turgeau owned a home at 1713 Taylor Street in Kenner, approximately 100 feet from the point where the plane struck the ground. Mrs. Turgeau was in the home with their son, George, on the afternoon of July 9. On hearing the crash, Mrs. Tur-geau looked out her front door to see the Boeing 727 sliding into the house across the street. She and George immediately fled the neighborhood and went to her mother’s…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Reck v. StevensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Peter Joseph Caldarera, Jr., Etc. v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Ouachita National Bank, Curator of the Estate of Ted Rodgers Barbara Rodgers and Ted Rodgers v. Tosco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- Lowe v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Jody Mayo, Wife Of/and Jerry Dell Mayo v. Borden, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Leorrice Smith v. A.C. & S., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Frank N. Harper v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, La. On July 9, 1982.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Trim v. South Eastern Express, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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