Legal Opinion

Ofikuru v. Nigerian Airlines Ltd.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 20, 1987No. 86 CIV. 3583 (SWK)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KRAM, District Judge.

This action was initiated by plaintiff David Ofikuru to recover damages in the amount of $1500 for the loss of one piece of luggage and its contents on Nigerian Airlines Flight No. 850 from Lagos, Nigeria to New York, New York on October 8, 1983. Plaintiff instituted this action in the Civil Court of the City of New York, County of the Bronx, Small Claims Division on April 10, 1986.

On May 6, 1986 defendant, Nigerian Airlines Limited (“NAL”), removed the action to this Court. The Court then made a sua sponte order requiring NAL to demonstrate that the court has subject…

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