Legal Opinion
Redhead v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 6, 1982No. 81-2625PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs sued the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., alleging that' an airplane crash was caused by the negligence of an air traffic controller in failing to direct the pilot of the plane to proceed to a safe altitude rather than allowing him to attempt a landing under marginal weather conditions. The district court held that, under the circumstances, the controller was entitled to assume the pilot was in command of the situation and was operating the aircraft in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- American Airlines, Inc. v. United States of America and Sara Ann Creasy, Sara Ann Creasy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Joan M. Spaulding v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. United States of America, Karen Haelsig McMaster Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Dickens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Rudelson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by38 opinions
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