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ZANINOVICH v. AM. AIRLINES

26 A.D.2d 155 (1966)

Kathryn Zaninovich et al., as Executors of Lois Storey and Richard Storey, Deceased, Respondents, v. American Airlines, Inc., Appellant, et al., Defendants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 30, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Reilly of counsel (Robert F. Ewald with him on the brief; Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, attorneys), for appellant.

Charles F. Krause of counsel (Eugene M. Partner and Stuart M. Speiser with him on the brief; Bernstein, Weiss, Hammer & Parter and Speiser, Shumate, Geoghan & Krause, attorneys), for respondents.

McNALLY, STEUER and CAPOZZOLI, JJ., concur.

BREITEL, J. P.

In a wrongful death action arising from an airplane crash, plaintiffs, as executors of the deceased, recovered a jury verdict against the operating airline of $550,000 for the loss of the father, $200,000 for the loss of the mother, and $5,000 for funeral expenses. With costs, and interest allowable in death actions, the judgment, as of July 28, 1965, aggregated $909,859.

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