Aviation Law: What Care Is Required of an Air Carrier?

A new field of law, in which cases turn up unexpectedly in law offices anywhere, is as to the liability of airplane common carriers. The case law on various aspects of this problem has been brought together in a practical form in the following article, which gives the angles that arise in forming an opinion as to liability or in trying a case. The author is in general practice in Meridian, Mississippi, and became particularly interested in his present subject through his work as one of the representatives from his State in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Gibson B. Witherspoon's writing in the field of air law has gained him wide recognition. "What Care Is Required of a Carrier by Air?" appeared in a recent issue of the Mississippi Law Journal. An article in another field, "Should Bureaus Be Substituted for Our Probate Courts?", which appeared originally in the Mississippi Law Journal, was widely commented upon by lawmakers and lawyers throughout the Nation. It was read into the Congressional Record on May 14, 1945. From his early boyhood in Virginia, where he was born at Lexington in 1903, Mr. Witherspoon's ambition was to become a lawyer. He attended Washington and Lee University, where he received his A.B. and LL.B. degrees. He is a member of the American Bar Association (since 1943), and of the Mississippi State, Lauderdale County Bar Associations and of the National Commission on Uniform State Laws. He is an associate editor of Commercial Law League Journal.