Legal Opinion
O'Rourke v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 2, 1984No. Nos. 56, 182, Dockets 83-6065, 83-6071PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TENNEY, District Judge.
Defendant, United States of America (“the United States”), appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Henry Bramwell, District Judge, awarding plaintiff $982,100 in damages for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent. The United States contends that the award was excessive as a matter of law and, in addition, that the district court erred when it permitted the plaintiff to increase the ad damnum clause in the amended complaint to an amount in excess of the administrative claim filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited73 opinions
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- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
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