Legal Opinion
Wood v. American Airlines, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 1979PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
Before this court is a motion by plaintiff for a pretrial ruling as to the substantive law of damages to be applied to the wrongful death claim in this action arising out of a crash of an American Airlines plane at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands on April 27, 1976.
American Airlines has agreed not to contest its liability in this action, leaving the only question remaining for decision by this court the measure of damages to be applied.
Decedent and his wife, residents of the State of Tennessee, had no children. They flew from Nashville, Tennessee to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Dym v. GordonNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Long v. Pan American Airways, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
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