Legal Opinion
Gray v. Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 1997No. 95-8459PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Chief Judge:
Appellant, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company (Lockheed), appeals from a district court order in favor of the appellees, Stacy Gray, Grace Schumacher and Wilma Jennings. The appellees, survivors of three naval aircraft crewmembers who were killed after ejecting from a crashing Lockheed-manufactured aircraft, filed actions against Lockheed for wrongful death and survival remedies on strict liability and negligence claims under the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 761-768 (DOHSA), and general maritime law. Lockheed invoked the military contractor defense…
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