Legal Opinion
Rhoades, Incorporated v. United Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1963No. Civ. A. 61-698PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBERG, District Judge.
The parties to this action have presented motions, after jury determination,, which can be disposed of here together.
On October 6, 1961, the plaintiff,, Rhoades, Incorporated, brought an action against the defendant, United Air Lines,. Inc., to recover damages for an airboat. destroyed in transit.
Its airboat was a motorized, bicycle-like device which generated air under a. large bowl-like skirt. The air escaped from beneath the rim of the bowl-like-covering, thus causing the entire device-to remain suspended or lifted several-inches above the ground. The operator by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Elzig v. GudwangenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
- Karcesky v. LariaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Keefer v. ByersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Dr. v. J. Devine, and Cross-Appellee v. James S. Patteson, Jr., and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Krusinski v. CHIODA.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re the Appeal of AMP Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- Rhoades, Inc. v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- King v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1968
- Richard Construction Company, Inc. v. Monongahela and Ohio Dredging CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Stark v. Photo Researchers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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