OVERSEAS NAT. AIRWAYS, INC. v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 616, 617, Dockets 84-6232, 84-6254.

766 F.2d 97 (1985)

OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS, INC. Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant, and The City of New York, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Krent, Washington, D.C. (Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert S. Greenspan, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Raymond J. Dearie, U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, N.Y.) for defendant-third-party plaintiff-appellant U.S.

Peter J. Kurshan (Herbert Rubin, Herzfeld & Rubin, New York City, of counsel), for third-party defendant-appellant, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Miriam Skolnik (Frederick A.O. Schwartz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, Francis F. Caputo, Mary M. McCoy, Assts. Corp. Counsel, New York City, of counsel), for third-party defendant-appellee, The City of New York.

Before OAKES, CARDAMONE and PIERCE, Circuit Judges.


PIERCE, Circuit Judge:

The United States of America and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Nickerson, Judge) which granted the motion of the City of New York for summary judgment and dismissed their claims against the City of New York seeking contribution for and indemnification of damages arising out of an airplane crash.

BACKGROUND

These...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases