Legal Opinion
Majors v. U. S. Air, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 5, 1981No. Civ. A. J-79-1554PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SHIRLEY B. JONES, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Louis Majors, brought suit in this Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332, against defendant, Allegheny Airlines, Inc. 1 for false imprisonment and defamation. The complaint states that agents of the defendant took plaintiff to the defendant’s security office, held him there against his will, and falsely accused him of stealing property belonging to the defendant. Plaintiff seeks $750,000 in compensatory damages and $750,000 in punitive damages.
Defendant has moved for summary judgment on the grounds that jurisdiction is precluded by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Peterson v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Junior S. Jackson, Cross-Appellant v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- DeTomaso v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1987
- Scott Davies v. American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Puchert v. AgsaludHawaii Supreme Court · 1984
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