WILLINGHAM v. EASTERN AIRLINES

No. 19, Docket 22384.

199 F.2d 623 (1952)

WILLINGHAM et al. v. EASTERN AIRLINES.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob Rassner and Harry Landau, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City (John J. Martin, New York City, counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CHASE and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff, the widow of one Kenneth Willingham, a co-pilot employed by Eastern Airlines, brought this suit in the Southern District of New York to recover damages for the death of her husband in an airplane crash on May 30, 1947. The decedent under a written contract acknowledged that the Eastern Airlines had a principal place of operation in Atlanta, Georgia, and agreed "* * * that this contract of employment...

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