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Actions In Contract Resulting From Aircraft Crashes, Stephen M. Feldman
Actions In Contract Resulting From Aircraft Crashes, Stephen M. Feldman
Cleveland State Law Review
The purpose of this article is to examine possible causes of actions sounding in contract available in cases of death or personal injuries arising out of aircraft crashes. The ability of the plaintiff to sustain an action in contract may have a decisive effect on the outcome of the litigation in any one of the following respects: First, as a general rule the law of the place of the accident governs tort actions, while the law of the place of contracting governs contract actions and for one of several reasons it may be advantageous to the plaintiff to avoid the …