EVANS v. HAWKER-SIDDELEY AVIATION, LTD.

No. 79 Civ. 1855 (KTD).

482 F.Supp. 547 (1979)

Deborah Richardson EVANS, Individually and as personal representative of the Estate of T. J. Evans, deceased, and as Natural Tutrix of the Estate of the Minor Child Thomas David Evans, Plaintiff, v. HAWKER-SIDDELEY AVIATION, LTD.; Rolls-Royce, Ltd.; the Marston-Green Division of Lucas Aerospace, Ltd.; Normalair-Garrett, Ltd.; Fairey-Britain Norman, Ltd.; Page Engineering Co., Ltd.; Smith's Industries Ltd.; Ferranti, Ltd.; Elliott Electronic Systems, Ltd.; Clare Elliott Limited; and Stencel Aero Engineering Corp., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

December 13, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Due, Dodson & deGravelles, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff; Chester John Caskey, Baton Rouge, La., Harvey F. Gerber, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Condon & Forsyth, New York City, for defendant Fairey-Britton Norman, Ltd.; George N. Tompkins, Jr., Thomas J. Whalen, Stephen R. Stegich III, Joseph G. DeRespino, New York City, of counsel.

Mendes & Mount, New York City, for defendant British Aerospace, Ltd.; James J. Finnerty, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Townley & Updike, New York City, for defendant Ferranti, Limited; John C. Sabetta, New York City, of counsel.

Kirtland & Packard, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant Clare Elliott Limited; John M. Downing, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:

On April 6, 1977, First Lieutenant T. J. Evans, United States Marine Corps, was killed when the AV-8A "Harrier" aircraft he was piloting crashed in Beaufort, South Carolina. The crash was attributed to mechanical difficulties which apparently caused him to lose control of the plane. Plaintiff is decedent's widow, Deborah Richardson Evans who individually, as personal representative of the estate of decedent T....

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