Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., No. 14023-14029.

CourtUnited States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
Writing for the CourtBIGGS, , STALEY, Circuit , and LEAHY
Citation316 F.2d 758
PartiesDorothy WEINSTEIN, Executrix of the Estate of Ralph Weinstein, Deceased, Appellant, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Thelma P. FREEMAN and Provident Tradesmens Bank and Trust Company, Co-Executors of the Estate of Addison B. Freeman, Jr., Deceased, Appellants, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Mary B. GRICE, Executrix of the Estate of David S. Grice, Deceased, Appellant, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Diane BRAFF, Administratrix ad Prosequendum and as General Administratrix of the Estate of Bernard Jay Braff, Deceased, Appellant, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Edna E. LONG and Laura Manney, Administratrices of the Estate of Shirley E. Reitz, Deceased, Appellants, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Attilio E. ABATE, Administrator of the Estate of Frederick N. Abate, Deceased, Appellant, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Joseph THOMPSON, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Letha Mae Thompson, Deceased, Appellant, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft, Corporation.
Docket NumberNo. 14023-14029.
Decision Date26 April 1963
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51 practice notes
  • Kropp v. Douglas Aircraft Co., No. 66-C-562.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of New York)
    • June 25, 1971
    ...of the DOHSA, on the "high seas"), the claim comes within the jurisdiction of admiralty courts. Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., 316 F.2d 758 (3d Cir. 1963), cert. denied, 375 U.S. 940, 84 S.Ct. 343, 11 L.Ed.2d 271 (1964); Montgomery v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 231 F.Supp. 447, 454 (......
  • Hornsby v. Fishmeal Company, Civ. A. No. 12745
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. Western District of Louisiana
    • June 10, 1968
    ...aircraft on navigable waters within the territorial waters of a state are cognizable in Admiralty. Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., 316 F.2d 758 (3rd Cir., 1963). Congress has enacted legislation providing actions for wrongful death in a limited number of maritime situations, but these ......
  • Hagans v. Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, No. 13881
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
    • May 17, 1963
    ...in this case and the decision of this court in Weinstein, Executrix, etc. v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., et al. and associated cases, 3 Cir., 316 F.2d 758, in which Forgone is cited with 4 Of course Ellerman argues that under Pennsylvania law Hagans cannot recover against it because the evidenc......
  • David Crystal, Inc. v. Cunard Steam-Ship Company
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
    • October 10, 1963
    ...on navigable waters, the claim is one that lies within the jurisdiction of the court of admiralty. Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., 316 F.2d 758 (3 Cir. 1963), petition for cert. filed, 32 U. S.L.Week 3047 (U.S. July 16, 1963) (No. 276). In applying the "locality" test for admiralty jur......
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  • Kropp v. Douglas Aircraft Co., No. 66-C-562.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of New York)
    • June 25, 1971
    ...of the DOHSA, on the "high seas"), the claim comes within the jurisdiction of admiralty courts. Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., 316 F.2d 758 (3d Cir. 1963), cert. denied, 375 U.S. 940, 84 S.Ct. 343, 11 L.Ed.2d 271 (1964); Montgomery v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 231 F.Supp. 447, 454 (......
  • Hornsby v. Fishmeal Company, Civ. A. No. 12745
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. United States District Courts. 5th Circuit. Western District of Louisiana
    • June 10, 1968
    ...aircraft on navigable waters within the territorial waters of a state are cognizable in Admiralty. Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., 316 F.2d 758 (3rd Cir., 1963). Congress has enacted legislation providing actions for wrongful death in a limited number of maritime situations, but these ......
  • Hagans v. Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Company, No. 13881
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit)
    • May 17, 1963
    ...in this case and the decision of this court in Weinstein, Executrix, etc. v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., et al. and associated cases, 3 Cir., 316 F.2d 758, in which Forgone is cited with 4 Of course Ellerman argues that under Pennsylvania law Hagans cannot recover against it because the evidenc......
  • David Crystal, Inc. v. Cunard Steam-Ship Company
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
    • October 10, 1963
    ...on navigable waters, the claim is one that lies within the jurisdiction of the court of admiralty. Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., 316 F.2d 758 (3 Cir. 1963), petition for cert. filed, 32 U. S.L.Week 3047 (U.S. July 16, 1963) (No. 276). In applying the "locality" test for admiralty jur......
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