CITROLA v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC.

No. 116, Docket 25169.

264 F.2d 815 (1959)

Marguerite CITROLA, Individually, as Administratrix of the Estate John Citrola, Deceased, and as Next Friend of Richard John Citrola and Karen Jean Citrola, Infants, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Ewald, New York City (Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant, John G. Reilly, Harold V. McCoy, New York City, of counsel.

Edward J. Sullivan, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee, Lee S. Kreindler, Harry E. Kreindler, New York City, Milton G. Sincoff, Brooklyn, N. Y., Jay R. Handwerger, New Rochelle, N. Y., Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, of counsel.

Before MEDINA, LUMBARD and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


BURGER, Circuit Judge.

At 3:43 a. m. on December 16, 1955, an Eastern Air Lines passenger plane crashed as it was making a so-called Instrument Landing System approach to Imeson Airport, Jacksonville, Florida. All aboard were killed. This is an action brought by the widow of one of the deceased under the Wrongful Death Act of the State of Florida. Fla.Stat.Ann. §§ 768.01, 768.02 (1958 Supp.).

It is not disputed that there was sufficient evidence...

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