Legal Opinion
Causey v. Zinke
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1989No. 86-6453PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves the crash of Pan Am Flight 812 in Bali on April 22,1974 in which the crew and all the passengers were killed. Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am) appeals an adverse jury verdict claiming numerous trial errors in evidentia-ry rulings and instructions and comments to the jury. We affirm.
I
The plaintiffs are the representatives of three deceased passengers — John Causey, Virginia Causey, and Wilson Ryder. According to the plaintiffs, the crash into a mountain side occurred because the pilot and his crew failed to respond to signals warning them of their dangerous…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Beech Aircraft Corp. v. RaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- In Re Aircrash in Bali, Indonesia on April 22, 1974 John P. Causey, Jr., Etc., Plaintiffs-Designated v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Etc., Defendants-Designated Simone Ryder, Etc., Plaintiffs-Designated v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Etc., Defendants-Designated Margaret G. Johns, Etc., Plaintiffs-Designated v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Etc., Defendants-DesignatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Handgards, Inc., a Corporation v. Ethicon, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. James J. PazsintCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Sheila Boggs, Now Known as Sheila Mayes v. Nancy Lewis Safeco Insurance CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Aircrash In Bali, Indonesia.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Ford Motor Co. v. NuckollsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995