Legal Opinion
Manos v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 11, 1971No. 65 C 1932, 66 C 1586-66 C 1589, 66 C 2135-66 C 2139, 67 C 1144 and 67 C 1147PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON THE MERITS
ROBSON, Chief Judge.
These twelve cases were brought against Trans World Airlines (TWA) and The Boeing Company (Boeing) for damages suffered by certain passengers of a Boeing aircraft owned and operated by TWA, which exploded and burned after striking a piece of construction equipment during an aborted take off at Leonardo da Vinci Airport near Rome, Italy, on November 23, 1964. TWA is no longer a party to the action, and the court has consolidated the twelve cases for trial on the sole issue of Boeing’s liability. Plaintiffs and Boeing having waived a jury trial, a bench…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Ulmer v. Ford Motor Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1969
- Rossignol v. Danbury School of Aeronautics, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Brown v. Quick Mix Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1979
- O'KEEFE v. Boeing CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Union Camp Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1999
- Congoleum Industries, Inc. v. Armstrong Cork CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
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