District Court, S.D. New York July 14, 1952 (Komlos v. Compagnie Nationale Air France)

LEIBELL, District Judge.

On October 28, 1949, Emery Komlos was a passenger on an airplane operated by the defendant (Air France), on a flight from Paris to New York. He lost his life when the plane crashed ■ on the island of San Miguel, Azores, Republic of Portugal.

Komlos was a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of New York.