Legal Opinion
Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 14, 1964No. Appeal, 189PublishedCited by 749 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
George H. Hambrecht, a Pennsylvania domiciliary, purchased a ticket from United Airlines, Inc. [United] in Philadelphia for a flight from Philadelphia to Phoenix, Arizona, and return. On July 11, 1961, he boarded a United DO-8 bound for Phoenix. In the course of landing at Denver, Colorado, a scheduled stop, the plane crashed, causing Mr. Hambrecht’s immediate death.
United is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Chicago. It regularly does business and maintains operational facilities in Pennsylvania.
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