Legal Opinion
Lacey v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 21, 1988No. 87-3822PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Graeme MacArthur Lacey appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his products liability complaint on forum non conveniens grounds. Plaintiff, an Australian citizen, was injured in a plane crash in British Columbia. He later instituted this diversity action in the district court for the Western District of Pennsylvania seeking damages for personal injuries. Named as defendants were appellees, Cessna Aircraft Company, the manufacturer of the aircraft in which plaintiff was a passenger at the time of the crash, and Hanlon & Wilson Company…
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