Legal Opinion
Patrick Dalton v. Delta Airlines, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Duly Authorized to Transact Business in the State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1978No. 74-4017PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The Greyhounds Who Left The Driving To Delta
Patrick Dalton, a citizen of Ireland, charged Delta Airlines with negligence in the shipment of his five greyhound racing dogs from Ireland to Miami. On August 9, 1973, the dogs were shipped from Shannon, Ireland to Miami, Florida on a through air billing. They were carried by Irish Airlines from Shannon to Boston, and by Delta Airlines from Boston to Miami. The greyhounds arrived in good condition in Boston, were temporarily taken in charge by the shipper’s agent and boarded at a kennel for the night. On the following day…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bates Block v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. Pan American Airways, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1944
- Grey v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Kelley v. Societe Anonyme Belge D'Exploitation De La Navigation AerienneDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
3Cited by24 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near New Orleans, Louisiana on July 9, 1982. Luis Alberto Trivelloni-Lorenzi, and Susanna Electra Trivelloni-Lorenzi v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., Ernesto Serio Pampin Lopez, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of His Deceased Mother Sara E. Lopez De Pampin v. Pan American Airways, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Boehringer-Mannheim Diagnostics, Inc., F/k/a Hycel, Inc. v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Floyd v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Onyebuchim Onyeanusi v. Pan Am A/K/A Pan American World Airways, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Floyd v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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