Legal Opinion
Filus v. Lot Polish Airlines
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 29, 1990No. 600, Docket 89-7729PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAIGHT, District Judge:
Following an air crash near Warsaw, Poland in May 1987, plaintiff-appellant admin-istratrix brought this action against LOT Polish Airlines, which owned and operated the aircraft, and against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), allegedly acting by designated agencies or instrumental-ities. Plaintiff charged those entities with the negligent design, manufacture, assembly, inspection and servicing of the aircraft and its engines. This appeal, involving only the USSR, is from the district court’s order dismissing the complaint against the defendant on the…
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