LIPTON v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP.


204 Misc. 693 (1953)

Ruth Lipton, Individually and as Executrix of Conrad Lipton, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

October 22, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cravath, Swaine & Moore for Curtiss-Wright Corporation, defendant.

William A. Hyman for plaintiffs.


HOFSTADTER, J.

Motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is denied. The plaintiffs are residents of this State who sued to recover damages for wrongful death of their decedent, who was killed in an airplane crash in Egypt. The plaintiffs charge the defendants with negligence in the manufacture of the airplane. The complaint pleads the law of Egypt, its substance and legal effect. Therefore the action is founded upon Egyptian law and the substantive...

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