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O'KEEFE v. Boeing Company

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided December 7, 1971No. 64 Civ. 249PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CANNELLA, District Judge.

In January, 1963, Lieutenant Colonel Joe R. Simpson, Jr. and Major William W. Gabriel of the United States Air Force arrived from Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico to instruct instructor crews for B-52 bombers at Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts in “terrain avoidance procedures” through the use of “advance capability radar” or ACR, which was a relatively recent development at the time and which was being installed in B-52’s. Two “standardization” crews were to make a checkout flight together, starting at 8 a. m. on January 24, 1963, but maintenance problems with…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
  4. Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  5. Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
  2. Bell Helicopter Co. v. BradshawCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
  3. In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
  4. Gregory v. Cincinnati Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Pittway Corporation v. Lockheed Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981

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