DUNN v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

No. 77-1649.

589 F.2d 408 (1978)

Bennie Imogene DUNN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 23, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Teker (argued), of Trapp, Gayle, Teker, Hammer, Lacy & Moore, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant.

Norman Ashton (argued), of Ferenz, Bramhall, Paul, Nolan, Gruskin, Oakland, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 23, 1979.

SAMUEL P. KING, District Judge:

Defendant-appellant, Trans World Airlines, Inc. ("TWA"), appeals from a decision by the district court of Guam awarding plaintiff-appellee, Bennie Imogene Dunn ("Dunn"), $75,000 for injuries sustained when the flight on which Dunn was aboard experienced some air turbulence en route from Honolulu to India.1

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