Legal Opinion
McKay v. Rockwell International Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1983No. Nos. 81-5540 to 81-5543PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
These are consolidated wrongful death actions arising out of two unrelated crashes of RA-5C naval aircraft in the waters off the coast of Florida. The widows of the two Navy pilots killed in the crashes seek damages from Rockwell International Corp. (“Rockwell”), the manufacturer of the RA-5C aircraft and its ejection system. The district court held that Rockwell was liable for the pilots’ deaths because of defects in the aircraft’s ejection system. Both the widows and Rockwell have appealed.
In this case we confront the question under what circumstances, if any, the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by48 opinions
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