Legal Opinion
Willingham v. Eastern Airlines
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 3, 1952No. 22384_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, the widow of one Kenneth Willingham, a co-pilot employed by Eastern Airlines, brought this suit in the Southern District of New York to recover damages for the death of her husband in an airplane crash on May 30, 1947. The decedent under a written contract acknowledged that the Eastern Airlines had a principal place of operation in Atlanta, Georgia, and agreed “ * * * that this contract of employment is made in contemplation of and pursuant to the laws of the state of Georgia and in the event of my injury or death by accident arising out of or in the course of my employment, it is…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Engl v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Slaten v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Barnhart v. . American Concrete Steel Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Duskin v. Pennsylvania-Central Airlines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Elston v. Industrial Lift Truck Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Wilson v. FaullSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Edward B. Marks Music Corporation v. Continental Record Company, Inc., and Remington Records, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Virginia J. King, as Administratrix of the Estate of John Elvins King v. Pan American World Airways, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Efthimi Thomas v. Mutual Benefit Health and Accident AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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