Legal Opinion

United States v. Pearl Burnett

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 6, 1959No. 15486PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPE, Circuit Judge.

The appellee, as plaintiff, brought suit against the United States claiming damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq. The somplaint alleged that the United States, as owner and operator of the Fairbanks International Airport, had been guilty of negligence in permitting an accumulation of ice and snow at places where passengers were unloaded from arriving airplanes; and that on her discharge from an airplane at that place, because of the slippery condition of the pavements where she was obliged to walk, plaintiff fell and received severe…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MacKeySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. John Simmons Co. v. Grier Brothers Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Steiner v. 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  4. Burton E. Carr and Marie A. Carr, Husband and Wife v. City of Anchorage, a Municipal Corporation, and Merrill ChittyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,552 International Controls Corp. v. Robert L. Vesco, and Vesco & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  2. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Theda v. GiesowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  3. Western Geophysical Company of America, Inc. v. Bolt Associates, Inc., Bolt Associates, Inc., Third-Party v. Litton Industries, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  4. Reserve Mining Co. v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  5. Cmax, Inc., Also D. B. A. City Messenger of Hollywood and City Messenger Air Express v. Drewry Photocolor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961

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