Legal Opinion

Irvin H. Mason v. Kenneth Belieu Appeal of Pan American World Airways, Inc

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 15, 1976No. 74-1731PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMM, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellees, Irvin and Phyllis Mason, commenced this action in district court against 36 named individuals and Pan American World Airways, Inc. (Pan Am) alleging that the defendants had conspired to and committed various tortious acts against them, including violations of their civil rights. The district court dismissed the complaint against all defendants except Pan Am on the grounds of sovereign immunity and lack of personal jurisdiction. The case against the remaining defendant, Pan Am, was tried to the court, resulting in judgments of $1,000 in favor of Mr.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry and Norman Granz v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
  3. Ralph Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  4. Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Wills v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1961

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. AugustSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. United States v. HilandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  3. In Re Two Appeals Arising Out of the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire LitigationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  4. Melvin O'CarrOll v. American Airlines, Inc., Chaparral Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. Joseph D. Wolgel and Edythe R. Wolgel v. Mexicana Airlines, a Mexican CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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