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KALISH v. AIRLINES

89 Misc.2d 153 (1977)

Esther Kalish, Plaintiff, v. Trans World Airlines, Defendant.

Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County.

January 19, 1977

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baron & Vesel (Martin L. Baron of counsel), for plaintiff. Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside & Wolff (Charles S. Tusa and Paul G. Pennoyer, Jr., of counsel), for defendant.

NAT H. HENTEL, J.

On June 26, 1970, plaintiff was returning from Spain on her first trans-Atlantic roundtrip along with approximately 200 fellow passengers on board defendant's Boeing 747 jet airliner. About 6:30 P.M., while over the Atlantic Ocean approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport, number 3 engine caught on fire and alarm bells started to sound, and passengers, following instructions, sat down...

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