Legal Opinion
Fairchild Hiller Corp. v. Commuter Airlines, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 1971PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Paul J. Yesawich, Jr., J.
This is a motion by the defendant, an air carrier, for summary judgment. It is unoontroverted that on March 21,1970 plaintiff delivered a carton to the defendant at the Broome County Airport for shipment to Washington, D. C. At the time of delivery plaintiff’s agent was given a receipt by the carrier, on the face of which, the following statement was printed “Not Responsible for Damage or Loss to Shipment Unless a Value is Declared.” No value for the carton was declared by the plaintiff. On March 22, 1970, the carton was destroyed when the defendant’s plane crashed as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Tishman & Lipp, Inc. v. Delta Air LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- John Lisi, Etc. v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Tishman & Lipp, Inc. v. Delta AirlinesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Lisi v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree ItalianeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Mao v. Eastern Air Lines IncorporatedDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Bianchi v. United Air LinesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978