Legal Opinion
Pietro Frasca Polara v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., New York Airport Terminal Inc., and the Port of New York Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 3, 1960No. 56, Docket 26119PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff when he tripped and fell on the apron area of the airfield at La Guardia Airport, Queens, New York. Plaintiff had debarked from a TWA airplane and had progressed to the baggage counter in the Arcade Building when he discovered that he had lost his wallet. In attempting to return to the plane he took a passageway which contained various obstructions and which may have been blocked off by a chain at the end. While the exact cause of his fall is in dispute, it is established that he was found…
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