Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Varig Airlines, S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided October 15, 1975PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStanley P. Danzig, J.
This is an action by airplane passengers for the full value of lost baggage checked with the defendant Varig Airlines on international air transportation and consequential damages which include mental and emotional suffering, physical discomfort and inconvenience. A claim has also been made for punitive damages.
One of the issues presented is whether defendant Varig Airlines’ handling of the baggage constituted willful misconduct so as to deny them the benefits of the limitation of liability provisions of the Warsaw Convention (49 US Stat 3000 et seq.).
*655The plaintiffs, New Yorkers, traveling…
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