Miskow v. Boeing Company

664 F.2d 205 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. No. 79-3404. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 10, 1981. Decided Oct. 28, 1981. 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. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WRIGHT and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, District Judge. * EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal involves an airplane crash in Cranbrook, British Columbia. The issue is whether the District Court for the Central District of…