Legal Opinion
Joseph A. Paoletto, Administrator of the Estate of Michael A. Paoletto, Deceased v. Beech Aircraft Corporation, a Corporation of the State of Delaware
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 24, 1972No. 71-1771PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from a wrongful death diversity action emanating from an airplane crash in Alaska in 1966 raises a choice of law problem, challenges the district court’s rulings on several evidentiary matters, and questions the court’s instructions to the jury.
On August 15, 1966, appellant’s decedent was killed when the plane in which he was a passenger crashed during a thunderstorm near Anchorage, Alaska. The crash was directly caused by the failure of the main spar in the center truss section of the right wing, which resulted in the wing’s collapse.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Nelson v. KeeferCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by19 opinions
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