Legal Opinion
In Re Air Crash at Dallas/fort Worth Airport on August 2, 1985. David C. Miller, Jr., and M. Dorothy Miller v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1989No. 88-1456PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The facts of this case are not complicated. David Miller (“Miller”) died in a Delta Airlines, Inc. (“Delta” or “defendant”), plane crash on August 2,1985. His daughter, Dorothy Michele Miller (“daughter”), brought a survivors and wrongful death diversity action as representative of Miller’s estate under Fla.Stat. §§ 768.16-27 (1985) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division (“Miami Division”). The daughter won and received satisfaction of a judgment in the amount of $775,000. David Miller’s parents (“parents” or…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Bishop v. Florida Specialty Paint Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1980
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