Davis v. United States

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “The pilot’s imprudent flight into adverse weather conditions cuts off any chain of causation linking any negligence on the part of the weather briefer and the subsequent crash.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Pearl Davis, of the Estate of Raymond E. Davis, Deceased v. United States
  Seventh Circuit· 1987-07-16· cited 28×
• Moorhead v. Mitsubishi Aircraft International, Inc.
  E.D. Texas· 1986-06-19· cited 14×
• Webb v. United States
  D. Utah· 1994-01-10· cited 10×
• Tinkler Ex Rel. Tinkler v. United States
  D. Kansas· 1988-11-23· cited 8×
• Jackson v. United States
  D. Massachusetts· 1997-10-24· cited 5×
• Airplanes of Boca, Inc. v. United States Ex Rel. Federal Aviation Administration
  S.D. Florida· 2003-03-14· cited 4×
• Fabia v. Power Auth. of the State of N.Y.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2026-03-18

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Richards v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1962-02-26· cited 1,608×
• Alvis v. Ribar
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1981-06-04· cited 400×
• Joan M. Spaulding v. United States of America
  Ninth Circuit· 1972-01-28· cited 96×
• R. H. Manning v. M/v \Sea Road\, Her Engines, Etc., and Sea Road Shipping Company, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1969-10-16· cited 64×
• United States v. Miller
  Ninth Circuit· 1962-05-14· cited 59×
• Gatenby v. Altoona Aviation Corp.
  Third Circuit· 1968-12-19· cited 44×
• Black v. United States
  Fifth Circuit· 1971-04-22· cited 41×
• Gordon Tilley v. United States
  Fourth Circuit· 1967-04-03· cited 34×
• Baker v. United States
  W.D. Washington· 1975-01-02· cited 33×
• Burgdorff v. International Business MacHines Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1979-06-20· cited 30×
• Carr v. Shirland Township
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1978-12-13· cited 19×
• Moss v. Wagner
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1963-03-27· cited 16×
• Sawyer v. United States
  E.D. New York· 1969-03-10· cited 13×
• De Vere v. True-Flite, Inc.
  E.D. North Carolina· 1967-04-26· cited 8×
• Deal v. United States
  W.D. Arkansas· 1976-04-16· cited 8×
• Patricia Sawyer, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert H. Sawyer, Deceased v. United States
  Second Circuit· 1971-01-04· cited 6×
• Swanson v. United States
  S.D. New York· 1977-07-21· cited 6×
• Bernardoni v. Hebel
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1981-10-20· cited 4×