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LOBEL v. AMERICAN AIRLINES

No. 14, Docket 22011.

192 F.2d 217 (1951)

LOBEL v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Leo Rothschild, New York City (Frank R. Cohen, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Haight, Deming, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City (William J. Junkerman, S. V. Silverthorne, Jr., and Douglas B. Bowring, all of New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before SWAN, Chief Judge, and CLARK and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff sued for injuries he received when travelling as a paid passenger on one of defendant's planes when, during a flight, the plane crashed at Michigan City, Indiana, because the engines stopped functioning properly. The complaint alleged that defendant had exclusive control of the plane and that the accident was caused by defendant's negligence. The jury returned a $35,000 verdict in favor of...

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