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MISKOW v. BOEING CO.

No. 79-3404.

664 F.2d 205 (1981)

Stuart MISKOW, individually and as executor of the estate of Peter J. Miskow, deceased on behalf of the estate and heirs of said decedent, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. The BOEING COMPANY, a corporation, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a corporation, and Rohr Industries, Inc., a corporation, Defendants/Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Elstead, Stearns, Bostwick and Tehin, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas J. McLaughlin, Seattle, Wash., Allan R. Moltzen, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., and Perkins, Cole, Stone, Olsen & Williams, Seattle, Wash. (argued), for defendants-appellees; Rudi M. Brewster, Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, San Diego, Cal., Keith Gerrard, Seattle, Wash. and Robert Forgnone, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

Before WRIGHT and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, District Judge.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves an airplane crash in Cranbrook, British Columbia. The issue is whether the District Court for the Central District of California properly dismissed for forum non conveniens suits for wrongful death resulting from the accident.

FACTS

On February 11, 1978, a Boeing 737 operated by Pacific Western Airlines, Ltd. (PWA) of Canada attempted to land at the Cranbrook airport in a snowstorm.

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