GRISSOM v. NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC.

Civ. No. 71-23.

326 F.Supp. 465 (1971)

Betty GRISSOM, a widow, Plaintiff, v. NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INC., a foreign corporation, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Florida, Orlando Division.

May 11, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. McConnico, Krist, McConnico & Jones, Houston, Tex., William Whitaker, Whitaker & Koepke & Associates, Orlando, Fla., for plaintiff.

Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder, Carson & Wahl, Miami, Fla., for defendants.


ORDER

GEORGE C. YOUNG, District Judge.

In this case plaintiff, as widow of Virgil I. Grissom, sues for the wrongful death of her late husband under Chapter 768, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. It is alleged that on January 28, 1967, Virgil I. Grissom died while engaged in a "ground test" of an Apollo space capsule manufactured by defendant, North American Rockwell Corporation. His widow, Betty Grissom, subsequently brought separate suits against the defendants...

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