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LAIRD v. AIR CARRIER ENGINE SERVICE

No. 17359.

263 F.2d 948 (1959)

Loretta A. LAIRD, Helen V. Laird and Eagle Star Insurance Company, Limited, Appellants, v. AIR CARRIER ENGINE SERVICE, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Mattison, Milwaukee, Wis., for appellant.

Douglas D. Batchelor, Miami, Fla., Smathers, Thompson & Dyer, Miami, Fla., of counsel, for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.

This cause grows out of the crash on December 17, 1954, of the Miller's High-life airplane resulting in the death of four persons and the destruction of the plane. In this action against ACES (Air Carrier Engine Service, Inc.) asserting that the 1954 crash in Wisconsin was caused by negligent engine overhaul in Miami during 1951, the jury returned a general verdict for the defendant. This appeal of the unsuccessful plaintiffs does not...

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