Legal Opinion

Times Mirror Co. v. Sisk

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided December 12, 1978No. 2 CA-CIV 2546PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

This lawsuit is a result of the crash of a Pan Am 707 cargo jet into Mt. Kamunay while approaching Manila International Airport in the Philippine Islands. The deceased were members of the crew who perished in the crash.

The parties stipulated that the trial was to be held in Pima County, that Colorado law governed liability and that Arizona law governed as to damages. The case was tried to a jury which returned a unanimous verdict in favor of appellants. The trial court subsequently entered judgment n. o. v. in favor of the appellees. Appellants claim the case should not…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bradford v. Bendix-Westinghouse Auto. Air Brake Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. Adroit Supply Co. v. Electric Mutual Liability InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Lorene M. Swain, as of the Last Will and Testament of William T. Swain, Deceased v. Boeing Airplane Company, Defendant-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  4. Jerrell Powell and Mrs. Sally Bargeron v. Lititz Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Alonzo L. Ross v. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Rancho Pescado, Inc. v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
  2. Piper v. Bear Medical Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
  3. Scientific Application, Inc. v. DelkampNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Murcott v. Best Western International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2000
  5. Snelling & Snelling, Inc. v. Dupay Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1980

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