Legal Opinion
Thomas Deiro v. American Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1987No. 85-4259PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE F. LYNCH, District Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Deiro appeals from a district court order granting partial summary judgment for defendant-appellee American Airlines, Inc. (“American”). The district court held that American Airlines’ liability for the death of seven greyhound racing dogs and injuries to two others, caused by heat exposure while the dogs were being transported in the cargo area of a jet on which plaintiff was a passenger, was limited to a total of $750 pursuant to a liability limitation provision in Deiro’s passenger ticket. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm.
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