Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 29, 1962PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
These three separate actions for wrongful death were commenced on March 15, 1961 in this district by the administrators of three passengers who were killed in the crash of a Northwest Airlines Lockheed Electra near Tell City, Indiana, on March 17,1960. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.
The actions are brought against Northwest Airlines, the carrier, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, the designer and manufacturer of the aircraft, and General Motors Corporation, the designer and manufacturer of the engines and propellers. Plaintiffs claim…
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- Peyser v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
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