Wood v. United Air Lines, Inc.

ABRUZZO, District Judge.

This is a companion motion to a motion-decided by this Court, D.C., 216 F.Supp. 340.

The motion of United Air Lines, Inc., to consolidate Actions No. 1 and No. 2: (61 C 620 and 61 C 276), referred to in. said companion motion, is granted.

The opposition of the United. States of America is without merit. United Air Lines, Inc., and Trans World Airlines, Inc., as third-party defendants can demand a jury trial even though the-plaintiffs’ action was instituted under the-Federal Tort Claims Act. In a claim by the United States of America, any party is entitled to a jury. See…