Legal Opinion
Day v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 1975No. 73 Civ. 4105-CLB, 74 Civ. 3355-CLB and 74 Civ. 4191-CLBPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
BRIEANT, District Judge.
These actions are brought by plain-' tiffs, international passengers on defendant airline (“TWA”) to recover damages for personal injuries sustained during a terrorist attack in the transit lounge at Hellenikon Airport, Athens, Greece on August 5, 1973. Plaintiffs allege, inter alia, liability without fault under the provisions of the Warsaw Convention, 49 Stat. 3000 et seq. (1934), as modified in accordance with the Montreal Agreement (1966). Plaintiffs moved pursuant to Rule 56, F.R.Civ.P. for summary judgment on the issue of absolute liability. 1…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Schlesinger v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Factor v. LaubenheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Choctaw Nation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Rosman v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Day v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Simone Maugnie v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Julio Jose Martinez Hernandez v. Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Baker v. Lansdell Protective Agency, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Vumbaca v. Terminal One Group Ass'nDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2012
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