Goepp v. American Overseas Airlines, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the death of a passenger as the result of a crash of a DC-4 airplane, owned by defendant on October 3, 1946, shortly after take-off from Harmon Field, Stephenville, Newfoundland.
The fatal flight is conceded to have been international air transportation within the terms of the Warsaw Convention. On October 29,1934, the President of the United States proclaimed adherence to this treaty and it became part of the law of the land (United States v. Belmont, 301 U. S. 324). Disposition of this action is accordingly determined with reference to the terms…
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