ANDERSON v. BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORP.


144 F.Supp. 543 (1956)

Constance P. ANDERSON, individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Clyde L. Anderson, deceased, and as mother, next friend, guardian and trustee of and for Mary Lou Anderson, Clyde Thomas Anderson, Lynne Anderson, Christian A. Anderson, Anne Anderson, Elaine Anderson, Fay Anderson and Jerome Anderson, Infants, Plaintiff, v. BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION, South African Airways and the de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 23, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore E. Wolcott, New York City, for plaintiff.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for defendant the de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., appearing specially, Douglas B. Bowring, New York City, of counsel.


LEVET, District Judge.

The defendant, the de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., has moved for an order dismissing the complaint herein insofar as it relates to said defendant and quashing the service of process upon said defendant on the ground that it is not doing business in New York and on the further ground that this Court should decline jurisdiction of an action between nonresidents for a tort arising outside of the state.

The plaintiff seeks to recover for...

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