1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 295 F.2d
  5. 295 F.2d 678 (1961)
 

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. v. SHIRLEY

No. 17251.

295 F.2d 678 (1961)

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Appellant, v. Mary S. SHIRLEY, as Executrix of the Estate of Robert F. Shirley, Linda Shirley, a minor by and through her Guardian ad litem, Mary S. Shirley, and Mary S. Shirley, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

October 20, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crider, Tilson & Ruppe, and Henry E. Kappler, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Irving H. Green, Los Angeles, Cal., and George J. Jensen, Beverly Hills, Cal. (Andrew J. Weisz, Los Angeles, Cal., of counsel), for appellee.

Before BARNES, JERTBERG and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges.

BARNES, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a wrongful death action commenced pursuant to Arizona law. The jury found appellant guilty of negligence and a judgment for $200,000 was entered in favor of appellees. The jurisdiction of the district court was founded upon the ground of diversity of citizenship between the parties, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The jurisdiction of this court is invoked by sections 1291 and 1294(1) of Title 28, United States Code.

This...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases