Legal Opinion
Southeastern Aviation, Inc. v. Hurd
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1962PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr, Justice Felts
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This was an action brought by respondent against petitioner for alleged wrongful death of his intestate, Mrs. Phyllis Eloise Hurd Halstead. In the Trial Court there was a verdict and judgment for him, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. We granted certiorari and the case has been heard here.
Petitioner was a common carrier of passengers by air, a Tennessee corporation, operating an intra-state airline in Tennessee between Memphis and Tri-City Airport and intermediate points. On January 8, 1959, at about 8:30 P. M., its DC-3 plane, on…
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