Legal Opinion
Gabel v. Hughes Air Corp.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided October 12, 1972No. Civ. A. No. 71-1595-PH, M.D.L. No. 106PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS
PEIRSON M. HALL, District Judge.
The above-numbered action is brought by the next of kin against Hughes Air West for the death of Keith A. Gabel, a passenger on Air West Flight 706 from Los Angeles, California, destined for Salt Lake City, Utah, which collided with a Marine jet on the evening of June 6, 1971, in the vicinity of Duarte, California, killing all 44 passengers, the 5 crew members of the Air West plane and pilot of the military jet. The co-pilot of the military jet parachuted to safety.
Within a month after the crash the plaintiffs in the…
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