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REYNO v. PIPER AIRCRAFT CO.

No. 79-2747.

630 F.2d 149 (1980)

Gaynell REYNO, as Personal Representative of the Estate of William Fehilly, Liam Stewart Fehilly, William James McDougall Storm, David Vincent Moran, and Peter Cunningham Scott, Appellant, v. PIPER AIRCRAFT COMPANY, a corporation; Avco Lycoming Engine Group, a Division of Avco Corporation; Hartzell Propeller, Inc., a corporation.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Cathcart, Michael D. Moorhead (argued), Magana, Cathcart, McCarthy & Pierry, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Charles J. McKelvey, Ann Pepperman (argued), McNerney, Page, Vanderlin & Hall, Williamsport, Pa., for appellee, Piper Aircraft Corp.

Ronald C. Scott (argued), Krusen, Evans & Bryne, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Hartzell Propeller, Inc.

Before ADAMS, VAN DUSEN and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a wrongful death action on grounds of forum non conveniens. The issues include the factors to be considered in such a dismissal, the burden of persuasion on such motion, the scope of the trial judge's discretion, and the application of choice of law rules of California and Pennsylvania.

The event giving rise to this dispute was the crash of a Piper aircraft in Scotland...

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