Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Mary S. Shirley

295 F.2d 678 TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Appellant, v. Mary S. SHIRLEY, as Executrix of the Estate of Robert F. Shirley, Linda Shirley, a minor by and through her Guardian ad litem, Mary S. Shirley, and Mary S. Shirley, Appellees. No. 17251. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. October 20, 1961. Crider, Tilson & Ruppe, and Henry E. Kappler, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Irving H. Green, Los Angeles, Cal., and George J. Jensen, Beverly Hills, Cal. (Andrew J. Weisz, Los Angeles, Cal., of counsel), for appellee. Before BARNES, JERTBERG and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges. BARNES, Circuit Judge. 1 This is an appeal from a wrongful death action commenced pursuant to Arizona law. The jury found appellant guilty of negligence and a judgment for $200,000 was entered in favor of appellees. The jurisdiction of the district court was founded upon the ground of diversity of citizenship between the parties, 28 U.S.C. § 1332 . The jurisdiction of this court is invoked by sections 1291 and 1294(1) of Title 28, United States Code. 2 This action is an aftermath of a June 30, 1956, mid-air collision, between a Trans World Airlines Lockheed Constellation and a…