Legal Opinion
Kelley v. United Airlines, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 9, 1997No. Civ.A. 94-11803-MLWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER STRIKING UNITED AIRLINES, INC.’S FOURTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
COLLINGS, United States Magistrate Judge.
In this case it is alleged that on or about August 11, 1992, plaintiff Myla Kelley was injured in the course of being boarded onto a United Airlines flight at Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. As a result of being handicapped, Mrs. Kelley needs wheelchair accommodation, i.e., an aisle chair, in order to enplane or disembark from aircraft. The plaintiffs claim that Mrs. Kelley was either dropped or fell from the aisle chair being used to board her onto United Airlines…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- American Airlines, Inc. v. WolensSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. SweatAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
- Woodman v. Metropolitan RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Hodges v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1943
- Venuto v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gill v. JetBlue Airways Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
- Kelley v. United Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998