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Sullivan v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 27, 1969
411 F.2d 794 (5th Cir. 1969)

Summary

affirming on basis of district court opinion which found that pilot's personal injury claims were not barred by misrepresentation exception because preparation of chart was operational task and airfield attendant committed further operational negligence in failing to turn on runway lights

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Opinion

No. 26885.

May 27, 1969.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; Harlan Hobart Grooms, Judge.

Macon L. Weaver, U.S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., John G. Laughlin, Chief Torts Section, Wm. L. Morrow, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Alan S. Rosenthal, Robert V. Zener, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., William D. Ruckelshaus and Edwin L. Weisl, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellant.

Frank W. Riggs, III, Truman M. Hobbs, Montgomery, Ala., Hubbard H. Harvey, Demopolis, Ala., Richard H. Gill, Montgomery, Ala., Hobbs, Cope-land, Franco, Riggs Screws, Montgomery, Ala., of counsel, for appellee.

Before TUTTLE and GEWIN, Circuit Judges, and COMISKEY, District Judge.


The judgment in this case is affirmed on the basis of the reasoning set forth in Part I of the opinion of the District Court. 299 F. Supp. 621 (N.D.Ala. 1969).

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Sullivan v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 27, 1969
411 F.2d 794 (5th Cir. 1969)

affirming on basis of district court opinion which found that pilot's personal injury claims were not barred by misrepresentation exception because preparation of chart was operational task and airfield attendant committed further operational negligence in failing to turn on runway lights

Summary of this case from In re Fema Trailer Formaldehyde Prods. Liab. Litig.
Case details for

Sullivan v. United States

Case Details

Full title:James M. SULLIVAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: May 27, 1969

Citations

411 F.2d 794 (5th Cir. 1969)

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