In July 2020, a small plane owned and operated by Acme Aircraft Corporation, crashed near Los Angeles. John Miller, a Nevada resident on his way to a meeting in Los Angeles, was killed. His widow, Sarah Miller, wants to bring a tort action for wrongful death against Acme for negligence by the pilot in the amount of $900,000. Mrs. Miller is a resident of Nevada. Acme was incorporated in Delaware and has its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. 

(a) Would a federal court have jurisdiction? Discuss. Be specific regarding the type of jurisdiction applicable to this fact situation. 

(b) Would Mrs. Miller be able to sue Acme in Nevada, or would she have to sue Acme in either Delaware or Houston? 

(c) Would a state court have jurisdiction? 

(d) Apply the elements of negligence to this fact situation.

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