Legal Opinion
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 9, 1957No. 11992_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
When these cases were first before us, we reversed the judgments against Eastern Air Lines in an opinion to which reference is made for a statement of the factual situation. 1955, 95 U.S.App.D.C. 189, 221 F.2d 62. We held that, since the pilot of a National airliner flying in the general vicinity was admittedly not in a position during all of the critical period to hear radio messages sent by the control tower to the Eastern plane, and since he appeared not to have been fully attentive to such tower broadcasts as he actually did hear during that period, the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Union Trust Company, United States of America v. Union Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Virginian Ry. Co. v. ArmentroutCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Rein J. Vander Zee v. Kimon T. KarabatsosCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Roger Aarons and Robert SwannCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Louis W. Silverii, Administrator of the Estate of Dominick J. Mash, Deceased v. Wilson Kramer and John W. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Seven Provinces Insurance v. Commerce & Industry InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1975
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