RAMSAY v. BOEING COMPANY

No. 28266.

432 F.2d 592 (1970)

Alexander RAMSAY, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The BOEING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied and Rehearing Denied October 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee S. Kreindler, New York City, Jack A. Travis, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants; Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, and Richard M. Zaroff, New York City, of counsel.

Junior O'Mara, Jackson, Miss., Benjamin E. Haller, New York City, for defendant-appellee; Mendes & Mount, New York City, of counsel.

Tom H. Davis, Austin, Tex., Byrd, Davis, Eisenberg & Clark, Don L. Davis, Austin, Tex., amicus curiae.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing Denied and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 29, 1970.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

This is a wrongful death action arising out of the crash of a commercial jet airliner near Brussels, Belgium, on February 15, 1961. Liability is predicated on Belgium law.1 The airliner, a Boeing 707-329, was operated by Sabena Belgium World Airlines, and was manufactured by the defendant Boeing...

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