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Hoffman v. United States

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided July 21, 1975No. Civ. A. 40141PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RALPH M. FREEMAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on the motions of the defendant, the United States, for summary judgment. The plaintiffs, John W. Hoffman, Anton Verbiseus, William R. Fischer, Joe Ti-bus, Duane Braun, George Carlton and Arthur Novotny, brought this suit against the United States under 28 U.S. C. §§ 1346(b) and 2674, the Federal Tort Claims Act. Each was a passenger on a plane owned and operated by American Aviation Company. The plane crashed and the plaintiffs allegedly sustained various injuries.

The American Aviation Company was the holder of an ATCO…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Ernest J. Hendry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  3. Pan American World Airways, Inc. And Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Sudflug Suddeutsche Fluggesellschaft Mbh, Intervenor. Pan American World Airways, Inc. And Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Robert T. Murphy, Sudflug Suddeutsche Fluggesellschaft Mbh, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  4. Coastwise Packet Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
  5. United States v. Alton Morrell, United States of America v. Nick Chournos, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Blessing v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Reminga v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1978
  3. DePass v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
  4. Appleton v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1999
  5. Manors of Inverrary XII Condo. Ass'n v. Atreco-Fla., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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