KELLY v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 74-2747.

508 F.2d 1379 (1975)

Billie KELLY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Fuqua, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

H. Dudley Chambers, W. B. Patterson, Robert F. Ruckman, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this Texas diversity suit plaintiff, Billie Kelly, while a passenger on an American Airlines 747 flight from Dallas, Texas to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in August 1971, was injured when the tail section of the 747 experienced a severe and sudden jolt approximately 500 miles from San Juan. The district judge, without a jury, denied plaintiff recovery against American Airlines, Inc., holding that she failed to prove any negligence. The trial court, in deciding...

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