Legal Opinion
Anderson v. USAir, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 1985No. Civ. A. 85-523PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
STANLEY S. HARRIS, District Judge.
This case now is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Be fore the Court also is the plaintiffs motion to amend his complaint. The plaintiff, Russell Wayne Anderson, challenges the rule of the defendant, USAir, Inc., which excludes blind persons from the emergency exit row seats on USAir’s commercial aircraft. The Court concludes that the plaintiff has failed to show that the seating rule violates the Rehabilitation Act, the Federal Aviation Act, or those portions of the Constitution upon which he has based his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blum v. YaretskySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rendell-Baker v. KohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Alexander v. ChoateSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Russell Wayne Anderson v. Usair, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Davis v. MeeseDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Hollinger-Haye v. Western/Franki-DenysDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Wolens v. American AirlinesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- Stanko v. Federal Bureau of PrisonsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
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