Legal Opinion
United States v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1962No. Nos. 17008, 17009PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
These two suits brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., arose as a result of the mid-air collision of two privately-owned light aircraft near Boeing Field, Seattle. The plaintiffs in one suit are executrices of the estate of Mark Peter Miller, pilot of one of the aircraft, who was killed in the accident. The plaintiff in the other suit is Terminal Flour Mills Company which owned the aircraft operated by Miller.
In both cases the plaintiffs’ claims were based on allegations of negligence on the part of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- United States v. SchultetusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ratton v. BusbySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
- Hall v. OsellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
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3Cited by59 opinions
- 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
- Joan M. Spaulding v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- United States of America and Baker Aircraft Sales v. Betty K. Furumizo, Betty K. Furumizo v. United States of America and Baker Aircraft SalesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Sandra K. Rucker, Herbert Rucker, Cheryl Dunham, Etc., and James Dunham v. Wabash Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Florence Wattles Hartz, Margaret Elwyn Roth and Globe Indemnity Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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