Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.

DAWSON, District Judge.

This motion for summary judgment brought by the defendant involves the issue whether the action is barred by the provisions of the District of Columbia Code providing that actions for wrongful death must be brought within one year after the death of the injured party.

The following facts appear without substantial controversy. The decedent, Theodore M. Riehle, was a passenger in an airplane owned and operated by the defendant. This airplane crashed in a collision with another airplane in the District of Columbia on November 1, 1949. The death of Mr. Riehle occurred on…