DeRIENZO v. MORRISTOWN AIRPORT CORP.


28 N.J. 231 (1958)

146 A.2d 127

NICHOLAS D. DeRIENZO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. MORRISTOWN AIRPORT CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided November 17, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John E. Hughes argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Shaw, Pindar, McElroy & Connell, attorneys; Mr. William T. McElroy, on the brief).

Mr. John F. Ryan argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Ryan & Saros and Messrs. Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, attorneys; Mr. John J. Martin and Mr. Bernard L. Davis, on the brief).


The opinion of the court was delivered by WACHENFELD, J.

The plaintiff was a student in the defendant's flight instruction school and crashed while taking off on a solo practice flight in an airplane owned by the defendant. Plaintiff brought suit to recover damages for the personal injuries he had sustained.

His case proceeded upon the theory that the crash had occurred because the "stick" in the rear seat of the plane, a dual trainer, had been tied back with...

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