Legal Opinion
Sylvia Molitch, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Irish International Airlines, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 29, 1970No. 35313_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff sued below to recover $125,-000 in damages that she claims she sustained when she fell, or was dropped, down the exit ramp of one of defendant’s planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, The flight on which plaintiff had traveled was operated by defendant pursuant to a charter agreement between defendant and Variety Clubs International, of which plaintiff was a member. The plane was owned and operated by defendant, and plaintiff paid for, and was issued, an individual passenger ticket. The accident on which plaintiff’s claim is based occurred…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. BelmontSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Bates Block v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Berner v. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- John Lisi, Etc. v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Mertens v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Compagnie Nationale Air France v. GilibertoIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Reed v. WiserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Penina Fishman, an Infant by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, Michelle Fishman Michelle Fishman, Individually v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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