Legal Opinion
Gordon Tilley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1967No. 10732_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Circuit Judge:
Gordon Tilley sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act and Delta Airlines for damages for injuries suffered when a Delta jet plane in which he was a passenger skidded off the paved portion of a runway into soft ground. The action against Delta, tried before a jury, resulted in a verdict in favor of Delta Airlines. In the action against the United States, tried on the same evidence and at the same time before the court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) and § 2402, the court held the United States liable to plaintiff for negligence of the tower controller, a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Aeronautical Communications Equipment, Inc. v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. SchultetusCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Wenninger v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1964
- Franklin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- In re N-500L CasesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Florence Wattles Hartz, Margaret Elwyn Roth and Globe Indemnity Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Campbell v. Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Rodriquez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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