FINFERA v. THOMAS

No. 8537.

119 F.2d 28 (1941)

FINFERA v. THOMAS et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

April 7, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. G. Vandeveer, of Detroit, Mich. (Ralph E. Wisner and Vandeveer, Vandeveer & Haggerty, all of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellant.

S. T. Mason and James R. Walsh, both of Detroit, Mich. (Mason, Davidson & Mansfield, of Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellees Roland and Gilbert Thomas.

James R. Walsh and Paul E. Krause, both of Detroit, Mich., for appellee City of Detroit.

Before HICKS, HAMILTON, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

This tort action, arising out of a ground collision between two airplanes, reaches us on appeal by the plaintiff from the judgment of the District Court on a directed verdict in favor of the defendants. The scene of the accident was the Detroit Airport; the time, 8 o'clock in the evening of July 31, 1937, while it was still daylight.

Appellant, a twenty-five year old graduate in mechanical engineering of Ohio State University, had received...

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