Legal Opinion
Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 1962No. 321, 323, 325, 327, 329, 335, 375 of 1961PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, District Judge.
On October 4,1960, a Lockheed Electra land-based airplane crashed in the harbor of Boston, Massachusetts shortly after its take-off from Logan International Airport, Boston, Mass., on a scheduled flight to the International Airport at Philadelphia, Pa. Passengers and crew members were killed and injured as a result of the crash.
The libels filed in these seven cases all allege the liability of Eastern Airlines, Inc. on two broad theories of action. First, it is alleged that respondent Eastern Airlines, Inc. was negligent in its maintenance, operation and control of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pacific Surety Co. v. Leatham & Smith Towing & Wrecking Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1907
- Forgione v. United States Nicastro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- McGuire v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Weinstein v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Scott v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Dorothy Weinstein, of the Estate of Ralph Weinstein, Deceased v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Thelma P. Freeman and Provident Tradesmens Bank and Trust Company, Co-Executors of the Estate of Addison B. Freeman, Jr., Deceased v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Mary B. Grice, of the Estate of David S. Grice, Deceased v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Diane Braff, Administratrix Ad Prosequendum and as General Administratrix of the Estate of Bernard Jay Braff, Deceased v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Edna E. Long and Laura Manney, Administratrices of the Estate of Shirley E. Reitz, Deceased v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Attilio E. Abate, Administrator of the Estate of Frederick N. Abate, Deceased v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Joseph Thompson, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Letha Mae Thompson, Deceased v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., General Motors Corporation, and Lockheed Aircraft, CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., and Executive Jet Sales, Inc. v. City of Cleveland, Ohio and Phillip A. Schwenz, and Third-Party Howard E. Dicken v. United States of America, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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