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LeCONTE v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC.

No. 83-3717 Summary Calendar.

736 F.2d 1019 (1984)

Alfred O. LeCONTE, Jr. and Peter A. Engman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. and United States Aviation Underwriters, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia M. Franz, Wayne M. LeBlanc, Metairie, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Francis G. Weller, Darrell K. Cherry, New Orleans, La., for Pan Am, et al.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Law enforcement officers Alfred O. LeConte, Jr., and Peter A. Engman sued Pan American World Airways and its liability insurer, United States Aviation Underwriters, to recover damages for mental anguish suffered as a result of their presence at the scene of a devastating airliner crash. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We affirm because Louisiana law prohibits a bystander from recovering...

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