Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Capital Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 1, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONSAL, District Judge.
Defendants Capital Airlines, Inc. and United Air Lines, Inc., move for the transfer of these three wrongful death actions to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia (28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)).
The three actions grow out of an accident on January 18, 1960 in which a Capital Airlines plane flying from Washington Airport (Arlington County, Virginia) to Norfolk, Virginia crashed near Charles City, Virginia, killing all aboard. At the time of the accident Capital was a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Kilberg v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Marilyn W. Pearson, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of John S. Pearson, Deceased v. Northeast Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Ellis B. Grady, Jr., Administrator, C.T.A., of Margarette W. Rodgers, Deceased v. Richard Eugene IrvineCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Cressman v. United Air Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1958
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pacific Car and Foundry Company v. Honorable Martin Pence, United States District Judge, District of Hawaii, and L. C. O'Neil Trucks Pty. LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Mims v. Proctor and Gamble Distributing CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1966
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Allied Chemical Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1970
- Gallen v. HOWARD D. JOHNSON COMPANYDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967