Zaninovich v. American Airlines, Inc.

An American Airlines’ 707 jet crashed on March 1, 1962, killing all aboard. This wrongful death action, together with several others, ivas tried on the separate issue of liability resulting in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs on that issue. The only issue tried to a jury before me was the issue of damages.

Richard Storey and Lois Storey, his wife, were two of the many passengers killed in the accident above referred to. They left four children surviving them: Gwyn, 7 years; Sheryl, 5 years; Karen, 2% years; and Gail, 7 months. Karen, concededly, is suffering from Down’s Syndrome…