Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Braniff Airways, Inc. v. United States

Braniff Airways, Inc. v. United States, 315 F.2d 631 (5th Cir. 1963)

Type
Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1963-04-19
Topic
general

PER CURIAM. The judgment before us on this appeal denied recovery to the appellant, Braniff Airways, Inc., in an action against the United States brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. The district court has set forth the claim of the appellant with its findings and conclusions. Braniff Airways, Inc. v. United States, D.C., 203 F.Supp. 602.

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BRANIFF AIRWAYS, INC. v. UNITED STATES,315 F.2d 631(5th Cir. 1963)
BRANIFF AIRWAYS, INC., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 19490.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
April 19, 1963.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; Emett C. Choate, Judge.
Wilbur E. Dow, Jr., W. Shelby Coates, Jr., Dow Stonebridge, New York City, for appellant.

Alan S. Rosenthal and Kathryn H. Baldwin, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Lloyd G. Bates, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for appellee.
Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and JONES and BELL, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM.
The judgment before us on this appeal denied recovery to the appellant, Braniff Airways, Inc., in an action against the United States brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act,28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1346(b),2671et seq. The district court has set forth the claim of the appellant with its findings and conclusions. Braniff Airways, Inc. v. United States, D.C.,203 F. Supp. 602. The district court reached the conclusion, among others, that "There was no causal connection between any alleged act or omission to act on the part of the defendant [United States] and the resultant accident and injuries."203 F. Supp. 602,607. The record fully supports this conclusion. This being so, it is not necessary to consider the other questions raised by the appellant. The judgment of the district court is

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