Legal Opinion
Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided April 14, 1972No. Civ. A-103-69PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
PLUMMER, Chief Judge.
This case comes before the court on cross motions for summary judgment. The motions arise from a 1961 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane on the Shemya Airfield which, at the time, was under the control of Northwest Airlines. In 1959, Alaska and Northwest entered into the following indemnity agreement:
“4. Alaska agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Northwest, its officers, agents, contractors, servants and employees from all claims and liabilities for damage to, loss of, or destruction of any property of Alaska, its officers, agents,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener and Catherine B. Nollenberger (Excluding Faith C. Paris), United States of America v. Janice WienerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- George Lusich v. Bloomfield Steamship Company, Bloomfield Steamship Company v. Boland MacHine and Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. SweatAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Golden Valley Electric Ass'n v. City Electric Service, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Bell Helicopter, and Sea Airmotive, Inc. Gay Airways, Inc. A.E. Gay, Inc. A.E. Gay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1990
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. SweatAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
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