Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a Corporation

This appeal concerns a review of the District Court’s findings on remand of this same cause, reported as Lindsay v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, 460 F.2d 631 (8th Cir. 1972). The Honorable James H. Meredith, Chief Judge, Eastern District of Missouri, heard the original action and the case on remand.

Plaintiff originally brought this admiralty action under 46 U.S.C. § 761 (Death on the High Seas by Wrongful Act), seeking damages for the death of her husband arising out of the crash of a F4B Navy fighter plane manufactured by defendant. The District Court originally found for the…