Legal Opinion

Price v. Litton Systems Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 7, 1986No. 85-4004PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

y Dona]ds0n. administratrix of the estate of Richard Doyle Donaldson, and Don L. Price, administrator of the estate of Lee Allan Price, appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (“ITT”). On appeal, Donaldson and Price argue (1) that the district court erred in applying Alabama substantive law in this diversity action, (2) that the district court erred in applying the two-year statute of limitations contained in the Alabama wrongful death statute, and (3) that the district court…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Allstate Insurance v. HagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Home Insurance v. DickSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  5. Mitchell v. CraftMississippi Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Allison v. ITE Imperial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  2. Crouch v. General Electric Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1988
  3. In Re Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, Louisiana on July 9, 1982. Louis Alberto Trivelloni-Lorenzi, and Susana Electra Trivelloni-Lorenzi v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Ernesto Serio Pampin Lopez, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of His Deceased Mother Sara E. Lopez De Pampin v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. And United States of America, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  4. In re Masonite Corp. Hardboard Siding Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1997
  5. Sam Siroonian, Administrator of the Estate of Sheryl Lynn Siroonian, Deceased v. Textron, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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