Legal Opinion
Fair v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided November 25, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 3547PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUERGENS, District Judge.
Jurisdiction of this court as to the defendants Trans World Airlines, Inc., and United Air Lines, Inc., exists by virtue-of diversity of citizenship. The plaintiffs are residents of the State of Illinois, as was their intestate, Esther Sharp. The defendants are corporations incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. The amount in controversy *62fairly exceeds the sum of $3,000, exclusive of interest and costs.
Jurisdiction of this court as to the defendant United States of America exists by virtue of the Federal Tort Claims Act, Title 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b).
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Young v. Wilky Carrier CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Piedmont Interstate Fair Ass'n v. BeanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
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- Atwood v. Pacific Maritime Ass'nDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1977
- Miller v. StewartDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1967
- Meltzer v. National Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962
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