Legal Opinion
Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1974No. 74-1243PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Executive Jet Aviation, Inc., and Executive Jet Sales, Inc., brought this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2401(b), 2671-2680. The District Court dismissed the complaint, holding that Executive Jet is not the real party in interest and that lack of jurisdiction prevents joinder of Executive Jet’s insurers, who are the real parties in interest. Executive Jet appeals from this dismissal. For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
On July 28, 1968, one of Executive Jet’s aircraft…
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