Legal Opinion
Mr. And Mrs. Theodore Norris, Sr. v. Bell Helicopter-Textron, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1983No. 83-4078PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
On September 3, 1980, Theodore Norris, Jr. was killed in a helicopter crash near Cottonport, Louisiana. Sheila Norris, the surviving spouse, and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Norris, Sr., the decedents’ parents, filed a wrongful death action against Bell Helicopter-Textron, Inc. (Bell), the manufacturer of the helicopter, pursuant to the federal district court’s diversity jurisdiction. 1 Plaintiffs alleged that the helicopter crash was caused by Bell’s negligence in designing, manufacturing, and assembling the helicopter. Additionally, plaintiffs invoked the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur and also…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Barnes v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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