Legal Opinion
Polec v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1996No. Nos. 91-2328, 92-1776 through 92-1787PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns who is responsible for the crash of Northwest Flight 255 on August 16, 1987, the second-worst aviation disaster in American history. The crash killed one hundred fifty-four passengers and crew, and two bystanders. A jury found that Northwest Airlines was liable for one hundred percent of the injuries and deaths caused by the crash. Northwest appeals. Northwest also appeals the district court’s holding that McDonnell Douglas, the manufacturer of the crashed airplane, can recover from Northwest, under a theory of equitable subrogation, money that it paid…
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