From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
Goldberg v. Kollsman Instrument Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
12 N.Y.2d 432, 240 N.Y.S.2d 592, 191 N.E.2d 81 (1963)
- Written by Eric Miller, JD
Facts
An airplane with a defective altimeter crashed, killing a passenger. The deceased passenger’s mother, Anneliese Goldberg (plaintiff), served as administratrix. Goldberg brought suit against American Airlines, Inc. (defendant), the plane’s owner and operator; Kollsman Instrument Corporation (Kollsman) (defendant), the altimeter’s manufacturer; and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (Lockheed) (defendant), the maker of the plane. The district court dismissed the claims against Kollsman and Lockheed. Goldberg appealed. The New York Court of Appeals granted certiorari.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Desmond, C.J.)
Dissent (Burke, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 811,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
