Legal Opinion
Newsome v. Trans Intern. Airlines
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 28, 1986No. 84-484, 84-835PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
These appeals are from a judgment based on directed verdicts for the defendants in consolidated breach of contract actions brought as a result of the delay in departure of an international charter flight from Birmingham, Alabama, to Europe.
Defendant Mable Forrester, d/b/a Sky III Enterprises and Ambassadors Abroad, organized a European charter tour and solicited the plaintiffs' participation in the tour through advertisement. As the tour operator, Forrester contracted with defendant Trans International Airlines (hereinafter "TIA") to provide a round-trip charter flight for the plaintiffs…
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