Legal Opinion
McKee ex rel. McKee v. Colt Electronics Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 27, 1988No. 628, Docket 87-7774PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a damage award is part of the litigation that arose out of the 1981 crash at Westchester County Airport of a corporate jet owned by third-party defendants Texasgulf, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Texasgulf Aviation, Inc. (collectively, “Texasgulf”). Plaintiffs decedent, Gordon McKee, who was the vice-president/treasurer of Texasgulf, was among the six passengers killed in that crash.
The estates of the crash victims filed suits pursuant to New York’s wrongful death statute, N.Y.Est. Powers & Trust Law § 5-4.3 (McKinney 1981), the cases…
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- Mary L. McKee as Under the Will of Gordon N. McKee Deceased v. Colt Electronics Co., Inc., the Garrett Corporation and Lockheed Corporation, the Lockheed Corporation and Phoenix Aerospace, Inc., the Garrett Corporation and Lockheed Corporation, Third-Party v. Texasgulf, Inc., and Texasgulf Aviation, Inc., Third-Party DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988