HECKEL v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORP.

Civ. A. Nos. 78-891, 78-1178.

467 F.Supp. 278 (1979)

Richard J. HECKEL, Executor of the Estate of Olga J. Heckel, a/k/a Olga Josephine Heckel, Deceased v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORP., Poorman Aircraft Service, Nichels Engineering Co., Inc., G. N. Aircraft, Inc., Thompson Flying Service, Inc., Leon Lamp, Lamp Aircraft Service and M. J. Corbi Aircraft Sales, Inc. Glenn A. SHAW v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORP., Poorman Aircraft Service, Nichels Engineering Co., Inc., G. N. Aircraft, Inc., Thompson Flying Service, Leon Lamp, Lamp Aircraft Service and M. J. Corbi Aircraft Sales, Inc.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

February 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Beamer, Fred Mercer, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Raymond Hasley, Daniel Weis, Pittsburgh, Pa., Roger Bullock, Salt Lake City, Utah, Robert Swan, Canton, Ohio, Charles Duffy, William Pietragallo, Albert Feczko, Thomas Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, Pa., William France, Alliance, Ohio, Paul Geer, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants.


OPINION

KNOX, District Judge.

The problems of long arm jurisdiction arising out of crashes of ubiquitous airplanes are seemingly endless. New facets of the problems are constantly arising necessitating a resort to the construction of the Pennsylvania long arm statutes both old and new. If we were to conclude that the Pennsylvania Statutes cover a given situation, then we must determine whether exercise of jurisdiction is fair under constitutional requirements...

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