Legal Opinion
Felch v. Air Florida, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 22, 1983No. Civ. A. No. 82-0399. MDL No. 499. Misc. No. 82-0055PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon the motion of defendant Air Florida, Inc. to dismiss the claim of the male plaintiff for loss of consortium on the ground that since the plaintiffs were not yet married at the time the female plaintiff was injured, such a claim is not cognizable under relevant law. The female plaintiff was injured in the crash of an airplane in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982. She was a passenger aboard the airplane; after its crash into the 14th Street Bridge (which spans the Potomac River) she was rescued…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Marvin v. MarvinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Nancy H. Steorts v. American Airlines, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Parnigoni v. ST. COLUMBA'S NURSERY SCHOOLDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Ledger v. TippittCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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