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Fox v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 26, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 22222PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

VAN DUSEN, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on motion by plaintiff, Nan L. Fox, Administratrix of the Estate of Alec B. Fox, deceased, under Rule 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C., to strike affirmative defenses interposed by defendant, Trans World Airlines, Inc.

This action for damages under the Pennsylvania Survival Act, 20 P.S. § 320.601 et seq. and Wrongful Death Act, 12 P.S. § 1601 et seq., arose out of the crash of defendant’s regularly scheduled airplane after its take-off from the Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Plaintiff’s decedent was a passenger for…

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