U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 12, 2012
Chuck Yeager, who broke the sound barrier, loses at 9th Circuit
Yeager submitted a "sham" declaration when he filed an affidavit with the district court providing details he claimed not to recall during a deposition three months earlier, the 9th Circuit ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Ret. Brigadier General Charles "Chuck" E. Yeager may have broken the sound barrier in 1947, but he crashed and burned at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
A three-judge panel on Monday ruled an affidavit Yeager filed with the district court was a "sham" because it included extensive details he claimed not to recall during a deposition three months earlier. ...
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