Legal Opinion
Elaine L. Klicker and Robert A. Klicker v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1977No. 75-2794PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:
The Klickers sued Northwest Airlines, Inc. (“Northwest”) for the “wrongful death” of Sir Michael Robert, the Klickers’ valuable golden retriever, caused by Northwest’s negligent carriage of the animal. On July 20, 1971, the Klickers flew on Northwest from Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Michael was training for championship field trials, to Billings, Montana. Northwest required the Klickers to ship Michael in the cargo hold as “excess baggage.” The Klickers informed Northwest of Michael’s value (alleged to be $35,000), but they were not permitted to declare that value…
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