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McDANIEL v. PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC.

No. 71-1057.

455 F.2d 137 (1972)

Patricia Ann McDANIEL, Individually, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC., Petroleum Helicopters De Colombia, S. A., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, United Aircraft Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 24, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. R. Christovich, Jr., Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, La., for United Aircraft Corporation, defendant-appellant-cross-appellee.

Jack C. Benjamin, New Orleans, La., Paul M. Bernstein, New York City, for Patricia Ann McDaniel.

C. James Gelpi, Carl J. Schumacher, Jr., David L. Campbell, New Orleans, La., for petitioner Helicopters.

Kierr & Gainsburgh, New Orleans, La., Kreindler & Kreindler, and Paul M. Bernstein, New York City, of counsel, for Patricia Ann McDaniel, Individually, etc., and others, plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity jurisdiction wrongful death action in which the plaintiff, Patricia McDaniel, received a judgment for 220,000 dollars against the defendant, United Aircraft Corporation, as damages occasioned by the loss of her husband, Simeon McDaniel, Jr. Mr. McDaniel's death occurred as a result of the crash of a helicopter he was piloting, on July 19, 1964, in the jungles of Colombia, South America...

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