BRATT v. WESTERN AIR LINES

No. 3221.

155 F.2d 850 (1946)

BRATT et al. v. WESTERN AIR LINES, Inc.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. DeParcq, of Minneapolis, Minn. (Parnell Black and Brigham E. Roberts, both of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Robt. J. McDonald and Donald T. Barbeau, both of Minneapolis, Minn., on the brief), for appellants.

Forrest A. Betts, of Los Angeles, Cal., and Arthur E. Moreton, of Salt Lake City, Utah, for appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, HUXMAN and MURRAH, Circuit Judges.


MURRAH, Circuit Judge.

Hilda Ogden Bratt and her two minor children brought this action against the Western Airlines Corporation to recover damages for the death of their husband and father, Jack Raymond Bratt, who was killed while riding as a passenger in a plane owned and operated by Western Airlines. The complaint alleged "exclusive control and management" of the plane by the Airline Company, and the negligent and careless operation and maintenance of it as the...

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