JENNINGS v. GOODYEAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

Civ. A. No. 2712.

227 F.Supp. 246 (1964)

Mary Ann JENNINGS, Plaintiff, v. GOODYEAR AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a corporation of the State of Delaware, also known as Goodyear Aerospace Corporation, a corporation of the State of Delaware, Defendant.

United States District Court D. Delaware, at Wilmington.

March 9, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Kelleher, Theisen & Lank, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff.

E. N. Carpenter, II, Richards, Layton & Finger, Wilmington, Del., for defendant.


LEAHY, District Judge.

A Navy blimp manufactured by defendant crashed July 6, 1960 on the high seas beyond a marine league from shore, killing plaintiff's husband. Suit was brought in the Superior Court of Delaware on July 5, 1963. Defendant removed to this court1 on the ground the suit is within this court's original jurisdiction because the action seeks damages in excess of $10,000 and is founded upon a right arising under a statute...

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