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IN RE WALDREP'S ESTATE

No. 33630.

49 Wn.2d 711 (1957)

306 P.2d 213

In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN M. WALDREP, Deceased. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Appellant, v. GERALDINE B. GORTER, as Administratrix, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

January 28, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karr, Tuttle & Campbell, Carl G. Koch, and Coleman P. Hall, for appellant.

John W. Riley, for respondent.

FOSTER, J.

The deceased was a passenger on a Northwest Airlines plane which crashed in British Columbia on a flight originating in Japan destined for the McChord air force base in Pierce county, Washington. The deceased was a resident of Alabama. The Northwest Airlines, a Minnesota corporation, is qualified to do business in the state of Washington.

Appellant, by petition, challenged the jurisdiction of the court...

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