Legal Opinion
Davies Flying Service, Inc. v. United States
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided September 17, 1953No. 2036PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
Jurisdiction is here invoked under the so-called Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S.C. §§ 1346, 2674, for the recovery of money damages resulting from the loss of an airplane alleged to have been caused by the negligence .of an employee of the Government while acting within the scope of his employment.
The pertinent facts appearing from the evidence are, in substance, as follows: On August 15, 1950, the plaintiff Davies Flying Service, a Kentucky corporation, entered into a contract with the Civil Aeronautics Administration, an agency of the Department of Commerce, which was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. FotopulosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Morrison v. Le Tourneau Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943
- Owen Motor Freight Lines v. Russell's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Applegate's Adm'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- McAtee v. Holland Furnace Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Higginbotham v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Herman Floyd Williams, Bettie J. Williams v. United States of America, Alma G. Segers and W. C. Segers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Drahmann's Administratrix v. Brink's AdministratrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1956
- Davies Flying Service v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Helton v. Forest Park Baptist ChurchCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1979
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