Legal Opinion
Housley v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 26, 1952No. 13145PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIM, District Judge.
On January 14, 1951, an airplane owned and operated by National Airlines, Inc. crashed while landing at the Philadelphia International Airport, killing among others the stewardess of the airplane. Averring that the accident was caused by the negligent manner in which the City of Philadelphia operated, maintained and supervised the airport, the administrator of the estate of the deceased stewardess, on January 7, 1952, filed this suit against the City of Philadelphia for the death of the decedent under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Wrongful Death Act and of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lutz v. ScrantonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Badger v. Upper Darby TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Matthews v. Plum Twp. School Dist.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- McBride v. Rome TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- O'Hara v. ScrantonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by4 opinions
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