Legal Opinion
Alfred O. Leconte, Jr. And Peter A. Engman v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. And United States Aviation Underwriters, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1984No. 83-3717PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Law enforcement officers Alfred O. LeConte, Jr., and Peter A. Engman sued Pan American World Airways and its liability insurer, United States Aviation Underwriters, to recover damages for mental anguish suffered as a result of their presence at the scene of a devastating airliner crash. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We affirm because Louisiana law prohibits a bystander from recovering damages for mental anguish suffered because of another’s injury or death.
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On July 9, 1982, a Pan Am commercial jetliner crashed in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly after departing New…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Payton v. Abbott LabsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Bass v. Nooney Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Corso v. MerrillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Black v. Carrollton RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1855
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Roger Gaston v. Flowers Transportation, (Cro-Marine Division, a Division of Chromalloy American Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Clomon v. Monroe City School Bd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Bode v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Frank N. Harper v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, La. On July 9, 1982.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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