Duskin v. Pennsylvania-Central Airlines Corp.

BOYD, District Judge.

On October 11, 1945, plaintiff's decedent entered into a written contract of employment with the defendant, a Delaware Corporation. This instrument, among other things, provided: “All of the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, including the Workmen’s Compensation Act of Pennsylvania.”

Immediately after the contract of employment was entered into, plaintiff’s decedent began work as a copilot on defendant’s planes, with LaGuardia Field, New York, as his base of operations. He lived in New York with his…