Legal Opinion
Mustard v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 9, 1959PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
This action of contract or tort is for the value of a fur coat, lost due to the defendant’s negligence, while the plaintiff was a passenger on an airplane operated by the defendant common carrier between Tampa, Florida, and Boston. The question is whether the plaintiff may recover the full value of the coat, which is $4,500, or is limited to $100 by reason of tariff rules filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board. The case was heard on a case stated. The judge ruled that the plaintiff was limited to $100, and “found” for the defendant in accordance with the terms of the case stated.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Boston & Maine Railroad v. HookerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by10 opinions
- D'ALOISIO v. Morton's Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Odom v. Pacific Northern Airlines, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1964
- Goodman v. NATIONAL AIRLINES, INCORPORATEDDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Modern Wholesale Florist v. Braniff International Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Rosenschein v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1961
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