Legal Opinion
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hughes
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 23, 1969No. 61 Civ. 2324PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
The special master, Herbert Brownell, Esq., has submitted his report awarding plaintiff $137,611,435.95 as damages after trebling as provided in § 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15. The matter had been referred to him for assessment of damages following the entry of a default judgment imposed as a sanction for failure of Howard R. Hughes to appear for deposition. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hughes, 32 F.R.D. 604 (S.D.N.Y.1963). In the ensuing discussion, plaintiff will be referred to as TWA and defendants Howard R. Hughes and Hughes Tool Company as Hughes and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Au Bon Pain Corporation v. Artect, Inc., Douglas Kahn and Max GordonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Howard R. Hughes, and Hughes Tool Company and Raymond M. HollidayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Kathleen McGinty v. Beranger Volkswagen, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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