Legal Opinion

Vaughn v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided June 11, 1996No. C7-95-2459PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

Appellant Sadie Vaughn argues that the district court erred by: (1) borrowing a one-year state statute of limitations and applying it to her federal claims under the Air Carrier Access Act, 49 U.S.C.A. § 41705, and the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794; (2) granting summary judgment to respondent Northwest Airlines on the Rehabilitation Act claim due to her failure to present sufficient evidence of a federally funded program; and (3) dismissing her negligence claim on the ground that it was identical to a Minnesota Human Rights Act claim that was barred by the Act’s…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Owens v. OkureSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. TomanioSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mandy v. Minnesota Mining & ManufacturingDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1996
  2. Vaughn v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
  3. Berge v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
  4. Berge v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
  5. Vaughn v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1997

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