Teas v. Curtiss-Wright Corp.

The defendant appeals from a judgment in the Law Division of the Superior Court entered upon a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

Defendant contends that the trial court did not properly submit to the jury the question of plaintiff's contributory negligence. Defendant further contends that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence.

Plaintiff's action is for damages arising out of personal injuries sustained by plaintiff, resulting from a collision between two airplanes on the ground at Caldwell-Wright Airport in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, on March 28, 1945.

Plaintiff was an…