Legal Opinion
Chapman Et Ux. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1952No. 13613_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act 1 by his father and mother, beneficiaries of the action conferred by Art. 2315 Louisiana Civil Code, this suit was for damages for the death of their son as a result of the crash in Louisiana of a United States Air Force plane killing all on board.
The claims of negligence set out in great detail in the complaint, reduced to their essence, were three in number: (1) that the plane was defective; (2) that the pilot was inadequately briefed on the weather; and (3) that he was negligent in the handling of the plane.
The United States…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Pekelis v. Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
- Korte v. New York, N. H. & H. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- National Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
3Cited by23 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Standard Oil Company of California v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Laurice v. Cox v. Esso Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- James Matthews v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Gerard Hartzog v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
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