Legal Opinion
Susana Beatriz Brun-Jacobo, Ana Esther Brun-Jacobo, and Alberto E. Brun-Jacobo v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1988No. 87-3127PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
In this wrongful death Louisiana diversity case, defendant-appellant Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am), following retrial, appeals the district court’s grant of the motion for new trial of plaintiffs-appel-lees Susana Beatriz Brun-Jacobo, Ana Esther Brun-Jacobo, and Alberto Eduardo Brun-Jacobo (collectively, the Brun-Jaco-bos). We hold that the district court erred in granting the motion for new trial, and we remand the case with instructions to reinstate the original jury verdict and judgment thereon.
Facts and Proceedings Below
On July 9, 1982, Pan Am Flight 759…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Kenneth Smith v. Transworld Drilling Company Vessel, Rig 44, in RemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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- Shows v. Jamison Bedding, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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