Royal H. Brin, Jr., Patrick F. McGowan, Dallas, Tex., for Bromley. Co., 257 La. The cause of the crash was not known and park rangers. Mustang enjoys enhancement of custom by being able to furnish the requested charter service. See n.12, supra. The National Transportation Safety Board said a Springfield man's failure to follow a system while navigating his plane to the final approach for landing was the probable cause of a crash that killed him and two others in 2020.. A final report from the NTSB, three years in the making, couldn't determine whether former Springfield fire chief and alderman Frank Edwards replaced a key component . 995, 245 So.2d 151, 154-55 (1971); Viator v. Gilbert, 253 La. At the second trial, held in August 1977, a jury found that the pilot's failure to exercise the highest degree of care was a proximate cause of the airplane crash. After a lengthy discussion outside the presence of the jury, the court allowed this testimony in, ruling that her parents' ability to make a loan was a question of fact for the jury. We note that the district court, "in the absence of suggestion by the parties to the contrary," looked to Texas law to resolve the agency issue before it. Linda and Eric Cortese, decedent's wife and minor son, brought this wrongful death action against both Mustang and Roberts Airways. A lid (ounce) is all. Evidence of a pertinent trait of his character offered by an accused, or by the prosecution to rebut the same; (2) Character of victim. 81, 216 So.2d 821, 822-23 (1968), Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence, The judge submitted the following special issue to the jury. REZA ", Plaintiffs alleged, inter alia, that the pilot was negligent for taking off downwind into a "black hole," for failing to perform a preflight check, and for taking off when he was in an unstable mental and physical condition, Vandenberg was also an accident investigator for the Natchitoches sheriff's office. 1551, 1560-1561 (1960). By then, her life was focused on running the Jim Reeves' museum and gift . Reba McEntire and husband were on a 2nd plane. See also Dice v. Akron, Canton and Youngstown R. Co., 342 U.S. 359, 362, 72 S.Ct. On the evening of September 20, 1973, a Beech Model 18 Aircraft carrying singer Jim Croce and his entourage (the "Jim Croce Group" or the "group") crashed shortly after takeoff from the Natchitoches, Louisiana, airport. Linden testified that he had contacted a member of the group on the road and left word that a substitute aircraft would be provided;9 however, he also indicated that he was not likely to have informed the person that the substitute would be provided by Roberts Airways or that Mustang would no longer be responsible for the flight. By MICHAEL GRANBERRY and H.G. Before The Popularity. The crash killed both pilots and eight passengers on a private flight to Florida. Marceleno v. State Department of Highways, 367 So.2d 882, 889 (La.App. She was the former wrestling manager of Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and . . Defendants argue that the district court erred in admitting evidence of the pilot's past conduct to prove that he acted in conformity with that conduct on the evening of the accident in violation of Fed.R.Evid. . At oral argument, however, defendants relied not on Louisiana law but on Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Liepelt, --- U.S. ----, 100 S.Ct. Croce was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James . In sum, the Defendants have calculatedly placed in evidence opinion evidence that Robert Elliott was a safe pilot and that because of his total hours and certifications adhered to such safe practices all leading to the conclusion hoped for by Defendants that he was unlikely to have made a mistake on this take-off. We are presented only with the question of the duty of care owed by defendants to decedent, not to other occupants of the plane or to the Jim Croce Group. In the instant case the infant was "otherwise represented"; the child's legal guardian, his mother, brought this action on his behalf. Jim Croce's one of the musicians who was gone too soon. 100 (1949) (a State cannot apply, in a FELA case, its usual rule that pleadings are construed against the pleader); Dice v. Akron C. & Y. R. Co., 342 U.S. 359, 72 S.Ct. Because Louisiana law permits plaintiffs in a wrongful death action to recover for loss of support, which is equivalent to the loss of future earnings, see Viator v. Gilbert, 253 La. Croce with friend, Maury Muehleisen, who also perished in the crash. We will initially discuss the issue of Mustang's liability, as determined in the first trial, and then proceed to consider the other issues seriatim. This picture was taken a few days after the debris was removed in early August 1964. James Joseph Croce ( / kroti /; January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. There was evidence of a custom or practice of Mustang and Roberts not to disclose a substitution of Roberts for Mustang in situations where Mustang was not able to perform a contracted for charter. There was also a prison nearby, and Mote assumed the noise had something to do with an escape. Upon its release, I Got A Name quickly shot to #1, while his previous release, Life And Times, rose to #2 on the Billboard Album Chart (a feat unequaled until Guns and Roses achieved it in 1991). Burnett v. Atteberry, 145 S.W. 4 Stephen Gandee On Sept. 21, 1973, singer Jim Croce who had an outstanding diction, along with an entourage of five people, were killed after their chartered twin-engine Beechcraft plane crashed near the Natchitoches Municipal Airport. Jim Croce and the. at 197 (citations omitted). He was thus well qualified to discuss the particular conditions existing at Natchitoches airport on the night of the crash, as well as the more general characteristics of the airport, Plaintiffs submit that defendants' violation of certain FAA regulations was an act of negligence per se, citing Maryland Cas. not otherwise represented in an action . Comedian. Mark D. Croce's helicopter started falling apart in the sky before it crashed this month in central Pennsylvania, according to a preliminary report issued today by the National Transportation. Eventually, he was picked up by local police, interrogated, driven to the airport, and released. On October 20, 1977, three days after releasing their album Street Survivors, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina, and boarded a Convair CV-240 airplane to take them to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where they were to perform at Louisiana State University.The plane ran out of fuel near the end of the flight. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. In our view, this distinction is crucial. . 354 So.2d at 223, Cf. The Court has labored to avoid receipt in evidence of prior specific acts of this pilot but in the posture of the case, which is a direct result of the efforts of the Defense Counsel to not allow this Jury to learn of this pilot's record, will not avoid potential prejudice but would affirmatively mislead them particularly in the factual context of this case. After laboratory analysis, the "green vegetable matter" was determined to contain marijuana, and the "green substance" was determined to contain marijuana extract. Its certified maximum gross weight was 6,613 pounds. There was no evidence adduced at trial to show that these other drugs were the property of the decedent. In his final charge, the judge explained to the jury that he was admitting "evidence of the prior accidents experienced by Robert N. Elliott not because they have any bearing on the cause of the crash now in question but to avoid your possibly concluding (by inference from defendants' experts' testimony) that no such incidents had occurred." Defendants complain of the admission of Mr. Neuman's testimony as a "yardstick" by which to measure the decedent's future earnings. For the reasons stated above, we affirm the district court's imposition of joint and several liability on Mustang and Roberts Airways for plaintiffs' damages, as modified herein. NTSB Identification: FTW74AF017 14 CFR Part 135 Nonscheduled operation of ROBERT AIRWAYS Event occurred Thursday, September 20, 1973 in NATCHITOCHES, LA Aircraft: BEECH E18S, registration: N50JR FILE 3-3541 DATE 73/9/20 LOCATION Natchitoches, LA We determine the probable cause of the accidents we investigate and issue . Plane crash killed Jim Croce in Natchitoches, Louisiana in 1973 NEWS Jim Croce: The night the music died in Natchitoches, Louisiana on Sept. 20, 1973 Greg Hilburn The News Star 0:00. See, e. g., Casey v. Sanborn's, Inc., 478 S.W.2d 234 (Tex.Civ.App. Denial of Defendants' Motions for a Directed Verdict. and Dennis Rast. However, because we find that there was ample evidence to support the district court's denial of defendants' motions, we need not decide whether defendant's violation of the FAA regulations constituted negligence per se, Plaintiffs contend that defendants have stipulated that the decedent and other members of the Jim Croce Group were "passengers" and cannot be heard to argue that the decedent was merely a licensee, invitee, or trespasser. (emphasis added). The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in other modes of transportation highway, marine, pipeline , and railroad . February 27, 2022 When the plane carrying country stars including singer, Patsy Cline, went down on Mar. Dr. Harry L. Gibbons, a board-certified specialist in aerospace medicine, testified for the plaintiffs that in light of the pilot's medical history and condition, the pilot would "probably" have had symptoms preceding the onslaught of a heart attack, most likely while he was jogging toward the airport. Co. v. United States, 251 U.S. 342, 40 S.Ct. Answer in dollars and cents, if any, as to each: The district court correctly held that Louisiana's wrongful death statute, La.Civ. Aviation Accident Database & Synopses. In Guerra v. Young Construction Co., 165 So.2d 882 (La.App. Id. The district court at the August 1977 trial ruled that defendants were "common carriers who owed the plaintiffs' decedent( ) the highest standard of care" with regard to the flight in question. Although defendants presented expert testimony to the effect that the pilot had suffered a heart attack shortly after takeoff,11 the plaintiffs presented evidence that was certainly sufficient to raise doubt in the mind of a reasonable juror that the pilot had suffered a heart attack.12 Plaintiffs contended at trial that various acts of negligence on the part of the pilot, rather than a heart attack, caused the crash.13 Any one of the several negligent acts alleged,14 if proved, would be sufficient to support a jury verdict for plaintiffs. According to preliminary reports, the twin-engine plane that crashed in the Bahamas killing R&B singer Aaliyah and eight other passengers was significantly overloaded, The Associated Press reports. See, e. g., Brown v. Western R. of Alabama, 338 U.S. 294, 70 S.Ct. VOW February 22, 2013, 6:38pm #6. Jim Croce. The dissent, in fact, explicitly recognizes that state law governs questions such as the one raised here unless the state law contravenes federal policies: This Court, to be sure, has asserted federal control over a number of incidents of state trial practice that might appear to be procedural, and has done so out of concern, apparently, for protecting the rights of FELA plaintiffs. The other. The Lyon County Sheriff's Office said it began receiving multiple calls around 9:15 p.m. of a possible aircraft crash in Stagecoach, about 25 . Doesn't matter, in the end. One may be induced to act to his injury on account of the silence of one interested in a transaction, and when such course of action is permitted with a knowledge of the interested party or induced by silence or tacit acquiescence, the doctrine of estoppel may be invoked. (a) Character evidence generally. See also Francis v. Government Employers Insurance Co., 376 So.2d 609 (La.App. He was on high alert when he went to investigate the mysterious noises in the darkness of the forest. Moreover, the jury in Liepelt awarded the plaintiffs $775,000, far in excess of the estimation of the plaintiffs' pecuniary loss ($302,000) made by their own expert witness. Fed.R.Civ.P. Having determined that Liepelt does not control the outcome of this issue, we turn to Louisiana case law to ascertain whether the refusal to give the requested instruction constitutes error in Louisiana.40 We conclude that it does not. The trial judge rejected plaintiffs' theories of vicarious liability, respondeat superior, and joint venture but held Mustang liable on two alternative grounds: (1) Mustang was liable for the acts of its agent, Roberts Airways, and was estopped from denying that agency; and (2) Mustang was liable as the agent of an undisclosed principal (Roberts Airways). See generally Note, Procedural Protection for Federal Rights in State Courts, 30 U.Cin.L.Rev. At the trial below on the issue of damages, there was no inflation of the recovery beyond the amounts testified to by the expert witnesses. United States Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit. From Associated Press. Croce began playing the accordion when he was just five years old. One of the purposes of the Federal Employer's Liability Act was to "create uniformity throughout the Union" with respect to railroads' financial responsibility for injuries to their employees. Walton, of Jackson, Wyo., crashed shortly after takeoff Monday from Jackson Hole Airport in Grand Teton National Park, the company said. Significantly, there is evidence that Mustang did not disclose the substitution of the smaller charter service, Roberts, and that evidence should be viewed against the background as a practice and custom of nondisclosure of such substitutions. UPS1354 Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Birmingham, AL. Finally, plaintiffs questioned Dr. Reals about a study indicating that persons who died from sudden heart attacks had either an abnormal EKG, high blood pressure, or a history of smoking. The plane gained altitude after leaving the runway and but clipped the top of a tree about 250 yards past the runway before crashing. ---. 415, 416, 62 L.Ed. Piedmont 4426 NMAC . Over the course of his career, he released five studio albums and several hit singles such as "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", "Time in a. NTSB to file preliminary report in crash that killed Croce, Capriotto. at 223, but it does not support their contention that separate awards were proper in the instant case. The twin-engine Cessna went down shortly after takeoff. Damages for Mental Anguish and Loss of Affection. A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing all five people aboard the plane, including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground,. Best Known For: Jim Croce was an American folk singer and songwriter. at 757 n.5, implicated in a cause of action brought to vindicate a state-created right. Aircraft crashed in lake 3 miles from the runway at Madison-Truax Field, Wisconsin. February 26, 2023, 11:14 AM. On September 18, 1973, Bill Breedlove, the Director of Operations of Mustang Aviation, Inc. ("Mustang"), entered into an agreement with Lloyd St. Martin of Variety Artists International, Inc. ("Variety Artists"), a booking agency for popular singers, to provide an aircraft to fly the Jim Croce Group from Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Columbus, Mississippi, to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and then on to Dallas. 72, 43 So. At the same time where the Defendants have, despite the admonitions of the Court, and under circumstances which eliminate any possibility of inadvertence, elicited testimony which is no more than or no less than opinions as to Robert Elliott's traits and judgments that adheres to safe practices of the pilot. N717RL Aircraft Accident Jackson, MS. November 13, 2012. 864, 167 So.2d 676 (1964), the court held that a refusal to give a similar instruction was not error.41 The defendants mistakenly contend that DeBose v. Trapani, 295 So.2d 72 (La.App. "(I)f there is substantial evidence opposed to the motions, that is, evidence of such quality and weight that reasonable and fair-minded men in the exercise of impartial judgment might reach different conclusions, the motions should be denied, and the case submitted to the jury." 312, 96 L.Ed. Eastland 1967, writ ref'd n. r. e.), a) The Burden of Proof: Mustang misconceives the court's ruling. These additional drugs have no bearing on our decision today. Moreover, if a carrier's duty to a person onboard an aircraft is determined by whether that person is committing some infraction of a state law, then the duty of care owed to a single individual might well vary in the course of a single interstate or transcontinental flight, as the aircraft passed across state boundaries. He released five studio albums between 1966 and 1973, before his untimely death in 1973. In the last year, the NTSB investigated 11 plane crashes in South Dakota and only four have final reports. In light of this evidence, Dr. Reals testified that the pilot's having jogged so soon before the flight, particularly in conjunction with the stress of takeoff, might well have contributed to the pilot's heart attack. Maurice T. Muehleisen (January 14, 1949 - September 20, 1973) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist best known for his studio work, live accompaniment, and impact on the music of Jim Croce. The court in Blancher held that the jury had erred "as a matter of law in refusing to fix any (damages) at all when the facts show entitlement to some amount." at 759 (emphasis added). Mustang asserts that the district court erred in allocating the burden of proof on the estoppel theory. The jury returned a verdict of $775,000. 1978), cited by plaintiffs, acknowledges that damages for wrongful death "include not only loss of support, but also loss of the love and affection of the decedent and the grief and anguish of the survivor," id. Evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts is not admissible to prove the character of a person in order to show that he acted in conformity therewith. A formal autopsy was not done at the time; however, the cause of his death is listed as massive head as the result of the plane crash. STAGECOACH, Nev. -- A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient . December 10 Soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin When he left his final recording session in Memphis, Otis Redding intended to return soon to the song he'd. 1979), I charge you as a matter of law, that any award made to the plaintiffs in this case, if any is made, is not income to the plaintiffs within the meaning of the federal income tax law. American Airlines, Inc. v. United States, 418 F.2d 180 (5th Cir. Killed in the accident were soul singer Otis Redding, his manager, the pilot, and four members of his backup band, The Bar-Kays. https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=84416&key=0, Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi, Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]. In the margin, we quote in full the relevant portion of the Memorandum and Order.7 This language reveals that the allegedly erroneous statement to which Mustang points concerns merely an alternative estoppel theory, the breach of a duty to speak,8 that was, in the court's words, "(w)holly apart from the direct evidence of nondisclosure, which in this court's view would directly meet the burden of proof argument . See, e. g., Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Kelly, 241 U.S. 485, 491, 36 S.Ct. Federal investigators will issue preliminary findings in the next week to 10 days surrounding the Thursday helicopter crash . National Transportation Safety Board, via Associated Press. performance at Northwestern State University on Sept. 20, 1973." The. "19 (emphasis added). Jim Reeves' Plane Crash Site This is the Jim Reeves crash scene. This impeachment testimony, taken as a whole, in conjunction with the expert testimony of Dr. Gibbons, was sufficient to raise a jury question. See Gutierrez v. Collins, 583 S.W.2d 312, 315 (Tex. Id. (James Joseph Croce), plane crash in Louisiana in 1973. Early in the investigation into the cause of the New Jersey plane crash, one thing officials know for certain is that Fischer had experience overcoming Cessna mechanical failure. In light of Linden's testimony, this finding is not clearly erroneous. art. What sum of money, paid in cash today, would fairly compensate Mrs. Nancy Nuebel Blancher for the death of her husband in each of the following respects: (c) The amount to reasonably reimburse her for the loss of her husband's love and affection and the grief and mental anguish she may have sustained and might reasonably continue to sustain as a result thereof . Defendants complain that the trial court erred in allowing the jury to award $20,000 for loss of "love, affection, counsel, and guidance" and an additional $20,000 for "sorrow, mental anguish, or grief suffered as a result of his (Kenneth Dominick Cortese's) death".31 We agree with defendants that Louisiana law32 does not sanction such "double recovery. Despite the fact that it was so stipulated the Defendants have repeatedly referred to these certifications in differing factual contexts to communicate to the Jury that Robert N. Elliott was a safe and careful pilot. The court denied an interlocutory appeal. In Dobyns v. Yazoo & M. V. R. Co.,83 the Supreme Court referred to "distress and mental suffering" of the plaintiff but such was due to the "deprivation of her husband's companionship" and so it can be argued that these were merely ways of describing loss of companionship. We are convinced that Liepelt does not control our decision here. The search page for aviation investigations before 1983 is currently unavailable. The cause of the accident was not determined. On the evening of September 20, 1973, a Beech Model 18 Aircraft carrying singer Jim Croce and his entourage (the "Jim Croce Group" or the "group") crashed shortly after takeoff from the Natchitoches, Louisiana, airport. In 2009, he crash-landed a different Cessna 172 plane in a Rockaway Townsquare mall parking lot after the aircraft lost power. Accordingly, you should apply a discount factor in accordance with the evidence in arriving at the sum to be awarded. We expect the page to be up and functional by later this week (Week of 2-27-2023) The accident airplane had 3,358 hours at its last annual inspection on October 20, 2014. 0:04. The Plaintiffs must be able to resist under Rule 405. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Both Roberts Airways and Mustang bring this appeal, alleging numerous errors in the second and third trials. That is, Mustang avoids having to disclose to a prospective customer that it is not equipped to deliver. October 2, 2012. See n.1, supra. Crash. Code Ann. These theories are not before us on appeal, Because we conclude that Mustang is liable on an estoppel theory, we need not decide whether it is liable as an agent for an undisclosed principal. James Joseph "Jim" Croce (/kroti/; January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mr. St. Martin testified that decedent was likely to have become a booking agent or salesman for Variety Artists at a substantially higher salary had he survived. Taking this figure into account and using different assumptions about decedent's future salary and the calculation of the present value of future earnings, defendant's expert estimated plaintiffs' net pecuniary loss to be $138,327. Dr. Reals admitted on cross examination that he had twice previously noted that "the possibility of sudden cardiac incapacitation must be considered in evaluating the accident." As stated by the Supreme Court of Texas in Burnett v. Atteberry, 105 Tex. In addition, all of his tour-related expenses were paid while he was on tour. "26 For this proposition, they cite Roberts v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co., 256 F.2d 35 (5th Cir. The left engine and propeller were not recovered. See United States v. Spiegel, 604 F.2d 961, 966 (5th Cir. Id. Crash of a Beechcraft E18S in Natchitoches: 6 killed Date & Time: Sep 20, 1973 at 2245 LT Type of aircraft: Beechcraft E18 Operator: Robert Airways Registration: N50JR Flight Phase: Takeoff (climb) Flight Type: Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight) Survivors: No Site: Airport (less than 10 km from airport) Schedule: Natchitoches - Dallas MSN: Dr. Reals also admitted that his examination of the pilot's heart revealed no evidence of dead heart tissue or fibrosis (scarring); nor was there any evidence of "prior cardial infarct." Plaintiffs are entitled to recover a total of $20,000 for their nonpecuniary losses. There are at least two difficulties with Mustang's burden of proof argument. Blancher v. Samuels, 354 So.2d 213 (La.App.) August 14, 2013. Reba McEntire suffered a huge tragedy in March of 1991, when she lost eight members of her band and crew in a horrific plane accident. The new organization, named Variety Artists International, Inc. ("Variety Artists"), was identical to Variety Theatre except that each of the purchasers became an officer of the new corporation, and the former president was removed. at 762-63 (Blackmun, J., dissenting), Whether giving the instruction is desirable as a matter of policy is not the question before us; we need decide only whether the refusal to instruct requires us to reverse and remand this case for a new trial, Charge No. Unfortunately, that wasn't his only tragedy. In 1990, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In the absence of contrary authority,42 we follow the mandate of Guerra in upholding the district court's refusal to give the instruction. The Court, noting this discrepancy, opined: "It is surely not fanciful to suppose that the jury erroneously believed that a large portion of the award would be payable to the Federal Government in taxes and that therefore it improperly inflated the recovery." 1117.5. There was conflicting evidence as to whether the pilot's negligence for example, his failure to perform a full preflight check of the aircraft or his taking off downwind into a "black hole" or his having had a heart attack was the cause of the crash. 1980). Fate messes around with Jim 2023 : January | February. Co., 304 So.2d 370 (La.App. Cf. The ability of Mustang to retain a substantial portion of the fee is reflective of its greater ability (than Roberts) to attract business stemming in no small part from its greater size. 630, 632, 60 L.Ed. In other words, Mustang argues that the deceased pilot may have told the deceased passengers or the unfortunate passengers may have otherwise learned that there had been a substitution of charter services; that the Croce burden was in any event to adduce proof to negate that possibility. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic, patient and the patient's family member were killed in a Care Flight plane crash Friday night near Stagecoach, according to REMSA Health. It is undisputed that the pilot had none of these characteristics. Absent a clear expression from the Louisiana courts favoring separate monetary awards for distinct elements of nonpecuniary damages,36 we decline to authorize separate awards here. With respect to the judge's denial of defendants' motion for a new trial, we are bound by an "abuse of discretion" standard. Given all of the evidence on plaintiffs' various theories of negligence and the conflicting evidence concerning the pilot's alleged heart attack, we conclude that the trial judge rightly denied defendants' motion for a directed verdict and let the issue of the pilot's negligence go to the jury.16 It follows that his denial of defendant's motion for a judgment n. o. v. was proper as well. He disclosed that in September 1973, at the time of the airplane crash, his salary was $600 per month. . Now, seems to me this character of evidence as to the reputation or opinion of Robert Elliott as a safe pilot is not proper evidence that Elliott adhered to safe practices at the time of the accident. Moreover, in addition to the testimony of Dr. Gibbons, the plaintiffs sought to impeach the testimony of Dr. Reals during their cross examination of him. 295 So.2d at 74-75. 1976); Hill, Substance and Procedure in State FELA Actions The Converse of the Erie Problem?, 17 Ohio St.L.J. The burden of avoidance of this breach of duty by proof that the Croce group learned from sources other than Mustang of the substitution can hardly be placed upon the Croce group. ), cert. (emphasis added). Having thoroughly reviewed the trial transcript, we are firmly convinced that the defendants' position is without merit. In fact, Blancher cuts against, rather than in favor of, plaintiffs' contention. 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