Legal Opinion
Poulos v. Wilson
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided June 24, 1987No. Civ. A. No. 86-121PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFRIN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff filed this diversity action on May 16,1986 seeking compensation for personal injuries allegedly sustained while riding in a hot air balloon that crash landed during the 1983 Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival. Raven Industries, Inc. (“Raven” or “defendant”) was one of the four named defendants and the manufacturer of the *328gondola and “envelope” (or balloon sack) in which plaintiff was riding at the time of her alleged injuries. Pending before the court is Raven’s motion to dismiss the complaint against it, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(5), for insufficiency of…
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