Legal Opinion

Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. The United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided July 14, 1971No. 65-69PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION AND PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

COLLINS, Judge.

In this case plaintiff claims that defendant is contractually indebted to it for unused reservations made by defendant on plaintiff’s regularly scheduled commercial flights ' from points in the United States to points in the Orient. Defendant denies that a valid debt exists. For the reasons which follow we agree with plaintiff.

On May 8, 1965, plaintiff and defendant (represented by the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) ) 1 entered into a contract under which plaintiff obligated itself to provide air…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Associated Air Transport, Inc., Associated Air Transport, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  2. Wirtz v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees Union, Local 6Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Slick Airways, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1961

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Denby v. Seaboard World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
  2. The St. Paul Insurance Co. Of Illinois, as Subrogee of First Wisconsin Corp. v. Venezuelan International Airways, Inc., A/K/A Viasa AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  3. British Caledonian Airways, Ltd. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  4. Caceres Agency, Inc. v. Trans World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  5. Viking Travel, Inc. v. Air FranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978

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