Legal Opinion
Gill v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1970No. 26900PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a Federal Tort Claims Act1 judgment for the death of two passengers killed in the crash of a light, private airplane at Easterwood Airport, College Station, Texas. The case was tried without a jury and resulted in a verdict of $842,815 against the United States. Liability was based on findings that the crash was caused by extremely hazardous weather conditions at Easterwood Airport and that the government, through negligent weather reporting by its Federal Aviation Administration facilities, was responsible for placing the plane in a position of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Palestine Contractors, Inc. v. PerkinsTexas Supreme Court · 1964
- Porter v. PuryearTexas Supreme Court · 1953
- United States v. SchultetusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by86 opinions
- Johnson v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Vera Zabala Clemente v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Joan M. Spaulding v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Marcus, Stowell & Beye Government Securities, Inc. v. Jefferson Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Williford Energy Co. v. Submergible Cable Services, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1994
81 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.