Legal Opinion
Pearson v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 15, 1961PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOHEY, District Judge.
This diversity suit, brought pursuant to the Wrongful Death Statute of Massachusetts,1 was tried to a jury which on November 16, 1961, rendered a verdict in the sum of $133,943.77 in favor of the plaintiff on her claim for damages for her husband’s death. Judgment was thereafter entered for that amount plus $26,106.88, pre-judgment interest from August 15, 1958, the date of death.
The defendant has moved “(1) for an order setting aside the verdict of the jury in the above-entitled action and providing for the entry of judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of *46$15,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kilberg v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Wyman v. Pan American Airways, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1943
- Wyman v. Pan American Airways, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Maynard v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Pearson v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Marilyn W. Pearson, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of John S. Pearson, Deceased v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Popkin v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
- Riley v. Capital Airlines, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1963
- Marilyn W. Pearson, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of John S. Pearson, Deceased v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962