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BRONS v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORP.

No. 84-1776-Civ.

627 F.Supp. 230 (1985)

Silvia BRONS, Personal Representative of the Estate of Stanley Brons, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida.

November 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin F. David, Thornton, David & Murray, P.A., Miami, Fla., for Beech Aircraft.

Robert L. Park, Sam Brodnax, Smathers & Thompson, Miami, Fla., for Sylvia Brons & Stanley Brons, decedent.

Peter Wildman, McDonald & McDonald, Miami, Fla., for Airmanship, Inc.

Thomas J. Caldwell, Barkas & Caldwell, Miami, Fla., for Hertzog Aviation.

Howard Barwick, Barwick & Dillian, P.A., Miami Shores, Fla., James Blecke, Miami, Fla., for Executive Flight.

Richard R. McCormack, James S. Usich, Usich & Sullivan, Miami, Fla., for Lucille & John B. Tasso (John, decedent).

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ATKINS, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the issue of whether plaintiff may maintain an action under Florida's Wrongful Death Act. Defendant Beech Aircraft asserts that the action is controlled exclusively by the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. § 761 et seq. In addition, Defendant Hartzog has moved for summary judgment based on the affidavit of Virgil Smith and Donald Pond.

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