Legal Opinion
Sibley v. KLM-ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES, ETC.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 4, 1978No. 77 Civ. 5880PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Richard A. Sibley, Jr. and Worcester County National Bank move for an order, pursuant to Rules 1 and 42(a), Fed.R.Civ.P., and Section 1.80 of the Manual for Complex Litigation, declaring that the Massachusetts wrongful death act, Mass.Ann.Laws ch. 229, § 2 (1974), applies in this action with regard to plaintiffs’ claim for punitive damages against defendant KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines (“KLM”). 1 For the reasons hereinafter stated, the motion is denied.
This is a diversity action to recover dam-' ages for the wrongful death of Richard A. Sibley, Sr. 2…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. ChallonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Matter of Johns-Manville Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- In re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1979Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Maria Cardwell Tomlin, and Christine Williams Harrell v. The Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, Louisiana on July 9, 1982. Louis Alberto Trivelloni-Lorenzi, and Susana Electra Trivelloni-Lorenzi v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Ernesto Serio Pampin Lopez, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of His Deceased Mother Sara E. Lopez De Pampin v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. And United States of America, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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