Legal Opinion
Mayer v. Braniff Airways, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 9, 1970No. 66 C 2164PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
These consolidated actions, totaling seventeen claims, arose out of a crash of a Braniff Airways, Inc., (“Braniff”) flight near Falls City, Nebraska, on August 6, 1966. The aircraft was manufactured by British Aircraft Corporation Ltd. (“BAC”). All thirty-eight passengers and four crew members aboard the aircraft were killed in the crash. The first of these cases were filed in Illinois State Court but were removed to this court pursuant to 28 U.S. C. § 1441. The removal petition in the first or lowest numbered case, Mayer v. Braniff Airways, Inc., et…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- William Link v. Wabash Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
- Rodgers v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Sweetheart Plastics, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- In Re Multidistrict Civil Actions Arising From the Air Crash DisasterUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Ill., Etc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
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