Legal Opinion
Strauss v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 30610PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUONGO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Strauss, a passenger, was injured on May 12, 1960 when an airplane manufactured by defendant Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. and operated by defendant Delta Air Lines, Inc. encountered turbulence over Miami, Florida. Strauss was injured when he was thrown from his seat notwithstanding that his seat belt was fastened. The complaint alleges, as the basis for recovery against Douglas, negligence in the manufacture and assembly of the seat belt and its component parts. Delta was also named as a defendant in Strauss’ suit on the ground that it negligently failed to…
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