Legal Opinion
First National Bank in Greenwich v. National Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 6, 1961No. Nos. 245, 246, Dockets 25915, 25916PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge.
On February 14, 1953, National Airlines Flight 470, en route from Tampa to New Orleans, met with winds of hurricane velocity and crashed in the Gulf of Mexico near the Alabama shore. None of the 46 on board survived the disaster and among those killed were Frenelia Lillian Putnam whose administrator, acting for the benefit of Mrs. Putnam’s daughter, Muriel Putnam Smith, is the appellant in #25915, and Rodma Lewis Osman, whose administrator acting for the benefit of Mrs. Osman’s aunts and uncles, is the appellant in #25916.
It was unclear where the accident occurred;…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Higgins v. California Prune & Apricot Grower, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- Ruth M. Noel and Wm. H. Frantz, Executors of the Estate of Marshal L. Noel, Deceased v. Linea Aeropostal VenezolanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Avery Freight Lines, Inc. v. StewartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
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3Cited by19 opinions
- United States Steel Corporation v. LampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Solomon v. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Arthur H. Barbe, Admr. v. David N. Drummond, David N. DrummondCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Har-Pen Truck Lines, Inc. v. Frederick Allen Mills, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- In Re the Complaint of Sincere Navigation Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
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