LICHTEN v. EASTERN AIRLINES

No. 166, Docket 21892.

189 F.2d 939 (1951)

LICHTEN v. EASTERN AIRLINES, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rein, Mound & Cotton, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant; John J. Tomich, New York City, of counsel.

Gambrell, Harlan & Barwick, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee; Harold L. Russell, New York City, Oscar M. Smith, Atlanta, Ga., of counsel.

Before CHASE, CLARK and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


CHASE, Circuit Judge.

The appellant sued to recover the value of certain jewelry, and the District Court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment. 87 F.Supp. 691. The pertinent facts, which have been stipulated for purposes of this appeal, are as follows. On January 18, 1947, the appellant, a citizen of Pennsylvania, traveled from Miami, Florida, to Philadelphia, Penna., as a passenger aboard one of the appellee's airplanes...

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