Preiser Scientific, Inc. v. Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
Cases that cite this one
6 later published cases cite this decision. The 5 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Trump Taj Mahal Associates v. Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni Agusta, S.P.A. (District Court, D. New Jersey 1991)
- NAT. FRUIT PRODUCT v. Baltimore & OR Co. (W. Va. 1985)
- Zawadzki v. Checker Taxi Co. (District Court, N.D. Illinois 1982)
- Bowen v. Pan American World Airways, Inc. (District Court, S.D. New York 1979)
- Offshore Rental Co. v. Continental Oil Co. (Cal. 1978)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff in each of these diversity actions sought to recover damages for the loss of services of its employee which loss was alleged to have been proximately caused by the negligence of the defendant in the crash of one of defendant’s airplanes in which the employees were killed. The defendant filed motions to dismiss.
In a written Memorandum Order the district court discussed the authorities and sustained the motions to dismiss on the ground that “neither of the plaintiff corporations has any cause of action growing out of the death of its employee, either at common law or under the statutes of West Virginia.”
Upon consideration of the record, the briefs filed by the parties, and the decision of the court below, we find no merit in the appeal. Accordingly, we dispense with oral argument and summarily affirm.
Affirmed.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.