Legal Opinion

Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States District Court

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 23, 1975No. Nos. 74-1726, 74-2093, 74-2240PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Before HUFSTEDLER and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and SCHNACKE,* District Judge. WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

These petitions for writs of mandamus or prohibition consolidated in this case, arise from two lawsuits, each involving a separate airline crash. Nos. 74 — 2093 and 74 — 2240 are petitions respectively by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation (McDonnell Douglas) and by the United States in a case arising out of the crash of a jet airliner near Paris, France, on March 3, 1974. The airliner was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, and operated by Turkish Airlines, not a party to the action…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. American Pipe & Construction Co. v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  5. Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Holly W. BAUMAN Et Al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, Respondent, Union Oil Company, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  2. Schmidt v. Fuller Brush Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. Sperry Rand Corp. v. LarsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
  4. McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of California,respondent Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. United States of America v. United States District Court for the Central District of California,respondent Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. Geraldine L. Flanagan v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Geraldine L. Flanagan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Cathy Ann Giles, Real Parties in Interest. McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. United States of America v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975

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