Cohen v. Ozark Airlines, Inc.

CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Irwin M. Cohen (plaintiff) sustained personal injuries while deplaning from an Ozark flight in Minneapolis-St. Paul on March 29, 1978. He sought emergency treatment in Minneapolis for a ligament injury to his left thumb and upon his return to St. Louis was referred to Dr. Alan H. Morris, an orthopedic surgeon in St. Louis County, Missouri. Plaintiff remained in the care of Dr. Morris from April, 1978 until August, 1978, after which time Dr. Morris pronounced the plaintiff’s condition to be satisfactory.

Plaintiff was at all relevant times a resident of the…