Legal Opinion
United Air Lines, Inc. v. United States
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided February 21, 1961No. Civ. A. 2043PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Chief Judge.
United Air Lines, Inc. (United), a Delaware corporation, instituted the present action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), to recover damages allegedly resulting from a mid-air collision over Nevada between a United plane and a jet aircraft owned and operated by the United States Air Force. There were no survivors. A substantial counterclaim has been interposed by defendant for the loss of its aircraft and as a subrogee to the claims of 7 widows of government employees who were fare-paying passengers on the United plane. This is a ruling upon…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Hess v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. Janice Wiener, as of the Estate of Norton Wiener, Deceased, and Related CasesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- United States of America, and Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Isaac MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Glickenhaus v. Lytton Financial CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1962
- Popkin v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Ocean Science & Engineering Inc. v. International Geomarine Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1970
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Singer-General Precision, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1971
- Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc. v. Black Swamp, Inc.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2012
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