Legal Opinion
Joyce Karp v. North Central Air Lines, Inc., Third-Party v. Marsilje Agency, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 31, 1978No. 77-2078PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal involves the question whether an airline’s failure to follow its own filed priority rules in bumping a passenger unjustly discriminated against the passenger in violation of Section 404(b) of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1374(b)). 1 The district court so held and awarded the plaintiff passenger $3.00 in actual damages and $2,000 in punitive damages. We affirm with respect to the actual damages and reverse as to the punitive damages.
The facts are found in the district court’s decision and order which are reported in 437 F.Supp. 87 (D.C.1977). The court found that on March…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry and Norman Granz v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Ralph Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Wills v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1961
- Black v. Sheraton Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1969
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