HOPKINS v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

No. 22518.

394 F.2d 656 (1968)

Mary S. HOPKINS, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of George D. Hopkins, Deceased, Appellant, v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Franklin, Jr., Fort Myers, Fla., for appellant.

T. Paine Kelly, Jr., David H. McClain, Tampa, Fla., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, JONES, Circuit Judge, and BREWSTER, District Judge.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

By our previous decision, 358 F.2d 347, this Court certified a controlling question of Florida law to the Supreme Court of Florida, pursuant to the provisions of § 25.031 Florida Statutes, F.S.A., and Rule 4.61 Florida Appellate Rules, 32 F.S.A. The question was the important one of conflicts as to the application of a foreign (Illinois) dollar limit on damages recoverable for the tortious death of...

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