Legal Opinion
Dennis v. Southeastern Aviation, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided August 10, 1959No. Civ. A. 1382PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a suit for damages for wrongful death by the widow (a citizen and resident of Tennessee) of a passenger of defendant (a Tennessee corporation) who was killed in an accident involving one of its aircraft. It was instituted in the Law Court at Johnson City, Tennessee. The declaration contained four Counts:(1) A common law count for negligence, (2) a statutory count for negligence for violation of the Tennessee statutes covering the operation of aircraft, 1 (3) a statutory count for negligence based upon the violation of rules and reg ulations promulgated…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Shulthis v. McDougalSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry and Norman Granz v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Andersen v. Bingham & G. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Breymann v. PENNSYLVANIA, O. & DR CO.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Southeastern Aviation, Inc. v. HurdTennessee Supreme Court · 1962
- Rosdail v. Western Aviation, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1969
- Moungey v. BrandtDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1966
- Porter v. Southeastern Aviation, Inc.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1961
- Mittelman v. SeifertCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
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