Legal Opinion
Smith v. Pan Air Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1982No. Nos. 81-3522, 81-3675 and 81-3638PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge.
The scope of admiralty jurisdiction over suits arising from aircraft crashes has never been fully explored by this Circuit. These cases require us to consider the extent of that jurisdiction. If there is jurisdiction, some of the cases also involve the effect of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act on such suits. Finally, one case raises the question whether an aircraft is a “vessel” for Jones Act purposes.
We first sketch briefly the facts in each case.
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81-3522 Smith v. Pan Air Corp.
Curtis C. Jordan was a pilot regularly engaged in flying a plane to transport…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Edward L. Lowe v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of Litton Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Brian Gremillion and Connie Gremillion v. Gulf Coast Catering Company, Doerle's Quarterboats, Inc., and Albany Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Laredo Offshore Constructors, Inc. v. Hunt Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Also Known as Tenneco Incorporated v. Houston Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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