Legal Opinion
Egan v. American Airlines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 20, 1962No. Civ. No. 19947PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAYFIEL, District Judge.
On February 3, 1959, Eileen M. Seiter, a resident of the County of Kings, City and State of New York, was a passenger on an aircraft owned and operated by the defendant, then on a flight from Midway Airport in Chicago, Illinois, to La Guardia Airport in Queens County, New York. On its approach thereto the aircraft crashed into the East River, causing the death of Mrs. Seiter and other passengers aboard.
On April 27, 1959 the Surrogate of Kings County issued Letters of Administration on her estate to her mother, Elizabeth Anna Egan, and her husband John H. Seiter, both…
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