Legal Opinion
Goodlett v. Kalishek
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 1, 2000No. Nos. 99-9357(L), 99-9413(XAP)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge FEINBERG dissents in a separate opinion.
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented in this diversity action is whether the New York doctrine of primary assumption of the risk bars plaintiffs claim for the wrongful death of her husband, Richard Lee Goodlett (“Goodlett”). Goodlett died as a result of a midair collision immediately following the finish of an airplane race in which he and defendant Christopher Kalishek (“Kalish-ek”) had participated. Kalishek appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Arthur D. Spatt,…
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