Legal Opinion
Harvey B. Johnson v. Rac Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1974No. 73-1958PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is a products liability action to recover for personal injuries sustained in connection with a helicopter crash in the State of Virginia on December 31, 1970. Federal jurisdiction was based on diversity. The defendant RAC, alleged to be a Delaware corporation with its principal offices in New York, and one of the several defendants in the action, moved to dismiss on a number of grounds. Among the grounds of the motion was the claim of a failure on the part of the plaintiff to state a claim upon which relief could be granted against it. 1 The basis of this…
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