Legal Opinion
Noel v. United Aircraft Corporation
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 9, 1963No. 1781PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAYTON, District Judge.
On June 20, 1956, at 3:18 A.M., a Super Constellation Airplane (hereafter called AMS) owned by Linea Aeropostal Venezolana (hereafter called LAV), a Venezuelan airline, left Idlewild Airport on a non-stop flight to Maiquetia, Venezuela. Aboard was a full complement of passengers and crew including several extra crewmen. At 4:30 A.M., AMS signaled Idlewild that it was returning to New York with Engine !#2 “off.” 1 At 5:29 A.M., with New York in sight, AMS wired for and received permission to dump fuel. After several seconds, it burst into an orange ball of fire, veered…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. ImbrovekSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Sieracki v. Seas Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- United States v. AllardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Ruth M. Noel and William H. Frantz, Executors of the Estate of Marshal L. Noel, Deceased, in No. 14727 v. United Aircraft Corporation, in No. 14730Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Todd Shipyards Corp. v. Turbine Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1978
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Bombay, Etc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1982
- Kropp v. Douglas Aircraft Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1971
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