Legal Opinion
Edward B. Brooks, Jr., Cross v. United States of America, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1983No. 81-1530PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This tort action arises out of an airplane landing accident in which there was no personal injury. On January 14, 1977, a plane flown by one of the plaintiffs, Brooks, landed at the Calhoun County Airport (GCA) in Port Lavaca, Texas. As the plane reached the second half of the runway it encountered a part of the surface which had been torn up by construction work. As a result, the nose wheel collapsed and the airplane was badly damaged. The present action was brought against the Government under' the Federal Tort Claims Act. The district court found that the total damage…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- De Winne v. AllenTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- United States v. SchultetusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- J.B. Smith v. Keith Hightower, Hunter B. Brush, Alvin G. Khoury, Alan L. Manning, and Galloway CalhounCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Black v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Edward B. Brooks, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Santiago Martinez, Et Ux v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Hayes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Budden v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1990
- Moorhead v. Mitsubishi Aircraft International, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1986
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