BERNS v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.

Nos. 80-5063, 80-5080.

667 F.2d 826 (1982)

Susan BERNS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ned Good, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gregory A. Long, Overton, Lyman, & Prince, Los Angeles, Cal., for Pan American, et al.

Before ANDERSON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and ENRIGHT, District Judge.


ENRIGHT, District Judge:

Appellants Susan, Daniel and Steven Berns ("the Berns") are the surviving children of Mr. and Mrs. Berns, two victims of a Pan American air crash in the Canary Islands which occurred on March 27, 1977. On March 24, 1978, the Berns filed a wrongful death action against appellee, Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am") and others in state court. Upon Pan Am's petition, the matter was removed to the United States District Court for the Central...

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