Legal Opinion
Hoban Ex Rel. Hoban v. Grumman Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 12, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-615-NPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the defendants’ Motion for a Directed Verdict. For the reasons discussed below, the Motion is GRANTED.
I. Background
The plaintiff, Elizabeth Hoban, is the widow of Lt. James P. Hoban, a Navy pilot. Lt. Hoban was killed on May 22,1986 when the A-6E aircraft he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from the Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The plaintiff, as administratrix of Lt. Ho-ban’s estate, sued the manufacturers of the plane, the Grumman Corporation and Grumman Aerospace…
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