Legal Opinion
Stanford v. Kuwait Airways Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 8, 1986No. 85 Civ. 0477 (SWK), 85 Civ. 2448 (SWK)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAM, District Judge.
Defendant Kuwait Airways Corporation (“KAC”) has brought this motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in two related cases presently before this Court, Stanford v. Kuwait Airways Corp., 85 Civ. 0477 and Hegna v. Kuwait Airways, Corp., 85 Civ. 2448. These actions were brought in early 1985 by the wives of Stanford and Hegna, respectively, individually and as executrices of their husbands’ estates, against KAC, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (“Northwest”), Pan American World Airlines (“Pan Am”), International Air Transport Association (“IATA”) 1 and Middle East…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Edmund J. Smith v. Canadian Pacific Airways, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by13 opinions
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