Legal Opinion
General Dynamics Corporation v. Belle Martha Adams, a Widow, Pan American World Airways v. General Dynamics Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1965No. 20673_1PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Chief Judge:
These appeals result from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of Mrs. Adams and against General Dynamics Corporation for damages resulting from the death of her husband, and from a judgment on behalf of General Dynamics Corporation against Pan American World Airways as a result of a third party complaint.
General Dynamics appeals from the widow’s judgment against it and Pan American appeals from the second judgment by which General Dynamics obtained a judgment for indemnity for its liability to the original plaintiff.
The misadventure which brought about the suit in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik FisserSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Cone v. Inter County Telephone Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1949
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Iowa Power and Light Co. v. Abild Construction Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1966
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- Hart v. Community Sch. Bd. of Brooklyn, NY Sch. D. 21District Court, E.D. New York · 1974
- Kenrose Mfg. Co., Inc., a New York Corporation v. Fred Whitaker Company, Inc. v. Kilodyne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Robert Colton v. John B. Swain, and Third-Party v. Pacific Indemnity Co., a Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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