Legal Opinion
Perry George v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 18, 1961No. 13258_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
This action is to recover damages for injuries suffered by plaintiff in a “near” collision of airplanes. In Count II of his complaint, plaintiff sued the United States under the Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S. C.A. § 1346(b). The trial court, without a jury, decided the liability issue in favor of plaintiff in February, 1960, and the following June awarded plaintiff damages of $12,000. The Government appeals.
Plaintiff, thirty-six years old and the father of six children, was on June 9, 1958 a passenger in an American Airlines plane en route from Chicago to St. Louis. He was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hatahley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. Waldean HorsfallCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- United States v. PendergrastCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
- Michener v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Joyce O'COnnOr as Administratrix of Benedict O'connor, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- McKee v. Brunswick Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- J. C. Henderson v. United States of America, United States of America v. J. C. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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