Legal Opinion
Buchheit v. United Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 15, 1962PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDELSTEIN, District Judge.
This is an action for wrongful death arising out of the tragic mid-air collision between an aircraft of defendant United Air Lines, Inc. (United), and an aircraft of defendant Trans-World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) on December 16, 1860, over Staten Island, New York. Plaintiff is the administratrix of decedent, Jack Buchheit, who was a passenger on defendant TWA’s airplane. In addition to the claims against the defendant airlines, plaintiff has joined the United States of America as a defendant. The alleged negligence of the United States is set forth in the complaint as…
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