Legal Opinion
Warren v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided September 21, 1964No. 63-301, 63-1530, 64-318, 64-336PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARR, District Judge.
These 4 cases in admiralty seek damages under Section 761 of Title 46, U.S.C., for the wrongful death of certain military passengers who were aboard a Flying Tiger Line plane traveling from Travis Air Force Base in California to Saigon, Vietnam. These cases were consolidated for trial on the issue of the applicability of the Warsaw Convention. 1
On March 14, 1962, Flying Tiger Line, hereinafter referred to as “FTL,” flight No. 7815/13 departed Travis Air Force Base, California, at approximately 5:45 a. m., carrying 96 passengers — 92 members of the armed services of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ross v. Pan American Airways, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- K. Chandapillai Seth v. British Overseas Airways Corporation, British Overseas Airways Corporation v. K. Chandapillai SethCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
- Grey v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Flying Tiger Line, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Bates Block v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Mertens v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Warren v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Lisi v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree ItalianeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Warsaw, Poland, Etc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1982
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