HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEM. CO. v. EASTERN AIR LINES


155 F.Supp. 263 (1957)

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, Inc., Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

October 3, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Schaffner, New York City, for plaintiff, Joseph L. Schilling, New York City, of counsel.

Bigham, Englar, Jones, & Houston, New York City, for defendant, Robert F. Ewald, New York City, of counsel.


DAWSON, District Judge.

This motion for summary judgment brought by the defendant involves the issue whether the action is barred by the provisions of the District of Columbia Code providing that actions for wrongful death must be brought within one year after the death of the injured party.

The following facts appear without substantial controversy. The decedent, Theodore M. Riehle, was a passenger in an airplane owned and operated by the defendant. This...

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