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    The plaintiff filed a wrongful death suit in California against Piper Aircraft and Hartzell, manufacturers of the plane and propellers involved in a crash in Scotland that killed Scottish citizens. The district court transferred the case to Pennsylvania on forum non conveniens grounds. The appeals court reversed, but the Supreme Court granted certiorari and held that transfer was proper, as most evidence and witnesses were located in Scotland or England.

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    The plaintiff filed a wrongful death suit in California against Piper Aircraft and Hartzell, manufacturers of the plane and propellers involved in a crash in Scotland that killed Scottish citizens. The district court transferred the case to Pennsylvania on forum non conveniens grounds. The appeals court reversed, but the Supreme Court granted certiorari and held that transfer was proper, as most evidence and witnesses were located in Scotland or England.

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    Piper Aircraft Company v. Reyno

    Încărcat de

    Chris Stanton
    The plaintiff filed a wrongful death suit in California against Piper Aircraft and Hartzell, manufacturers of the plane and propellers involved in a crash in Scotland that killed Scottish citizens. The district court transferred the case to Pennsylvania on forum non conveniens grounds. The appeals court reversed, but the Supreme Court granted certiorari and held that transfer was proper, as most evidence and witnesses were located in Scotland or England.

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    Title: Piper Aircraft Company v. Reyno, 454 U.S.

    235 (1981) Parties: The plaintiff is Gaynell Reyno, administratrix of the estates. The defendants are Piper and Hartzell. Procedural History: The plaintiff filed suit in the Superior Court of California. The petitioners filed a motion to remove the case to The United States District Court for the Central District of California. Defendant Piper then moved for transfer to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Defendant Hartzell moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or in the alternative, to transfer. The District Court transferred the case to Middle District of Pennsylvania and Hartzell was properly served. Defendants then moved to dismiss on the ground of forum non conveniens. The District Court granted the motion. The plaintiff appealed the judgment. The United States Court of Appeals reversed the decisions and remanded for trial. The Supreme Court granted certiorari. Facts: Small commercial aircraft crashed in the Scottish highlands during the course of a charter flight from Blackpool to Perth. The pilot and all passengers were killed. The decedents were all Scottish citizens and residents, as well as their heirs and next of kin. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident. The plane was subject to Scottish air traffic control at the time of the crash. The aircraft was a twin-engine manufactured by Piper. Hartzell manufactured the propellers. The aircraft was registered in Great Britain and owned by Air Navigation. McDonald, a Scottish air taxi service, operated it. The wreckage is now in a hangar in England. Issue: Whether transfer on the grounds of forum non conveniens was proper? Holding:

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