Legal Opinion
Wadel v. American Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 4, 1954No. 14788PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment.
The suit was brought by appellant Ernest G. Wadel, surviving husband of Mrs. Ernest G. Wadel and independent executor of her estate, for the loss or destruction of certain property valued at $15,725, growing out of an airplane crash allegedly caused by the negligence of American Airlines, Inc. and the pilot of its airplane. Mrs. Wadel lost her life in the crash, but the present suit involves only the property loss.
Appellees in their motion for summary judgment assert that their liability for property loss or damage is limited to…
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- The Ansaldo San Giorgio I v. Rheinstrom Brothers Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- George N. Pierce Co. v. Wells, Fargo & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Mustard v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
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