Barch v. Avco Corp.

We have before us three appeals, two from orders of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, and one from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Onondaga County. All of the *244litigation involved in these appeals arises out of a multiple fatality airplane crash in 1965 which resulted in the death of the pilot, one Badgley, and three passengers,' Barch, Ditch and Schweitzer. Wrongful death actions were brought in respect of all four decedents against the owner of the airplane, its manufacturer, the manufacturer of the engine and the manufacturer of the fuel injection system. The Barch action was commenced…