Legal Opinion
Frances Lockwood, as Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Lockwood, Deceased, Libelant-Appellant v. Astronautics Flying Club, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1971No. 30628PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
This was an action in admiralty brought under the Death on the High Seas Act. 1 The aircraft crashed at sea. The libel was brought in personam by the widow of a deceased airplane passenger against the estate of the pilot of the aircraft and against the aircraft owner, a flying club. The district court, sitting in admiralty without a jury, rendered judgment for the libelant and against the estate of the pilot, but exonerated the owner flying club from any responsibility from that judgment the instant appeal was taken by the libelant. We affirm.
The libel was brought against the owner on two…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- National Airlines, Inc. v. Beryl Whiteman Stiles, Beryl Whiteman Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Middleton v. Luckenbach S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Viola Rogers, Guardian v. Ray Gardner Flying Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Billie Charline Guess, Wife of and Administratrix of the Estate of Benjamin Franklin Wiley, Jr. v. Geoffrey Stewart ReadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Stiles v. National Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1958
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Frances Lockwood, as Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Lockwood, Deceased, Libelant-Appellant v. Astronautics Flying Club, Inc., No. 30628 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part ICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971