Legal Opinion

Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Howard R. Hughes

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 7, 1975No. 2, Docket 74-1243PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OAKES, Circuit Judge:

On April 14, 1970, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), was awarded by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles M. Metzner, Judge, a default judgment in the amount of $145,448,141.07 in a private antitrust action brought by TWA against Hughes Tool Co. (Toolco).1 The judgment was subsequently affirmed by this court, Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hughes, 449 F.2d 51 (2d Cir. 1971), but reversed by the Supreme Court. Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 409 U.S. 363, 93 S.Ct. 647, 34 L.Ed.2d 577 (1973). This appeal, by…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Howard R. Hughes, and Hughes Tool Company and Raymond M. HollidayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
  4. Fanchon & Marco, Inc. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
  5. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. HughesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Poplar Grove Planting and Refining Co., Inc. v. Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. Texaco Inc. v. Pennzoil Company, State of Texas, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  3. Federal Prescription Service, Inc. v. American Pharmaceutical Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. Republic Tobacco Company v. North Atlantic Trading Company, Inc., North Atlantic Operating Company, Inc., and National Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  5. Shanghai Inv. Co., Inc. v. Alteka Co., Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2000

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