Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided December 13, 1973No. Civ. 9735PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BRATTON, District Judge.
Jurisdiction in this removed personal injury action is founded on diversity of citizenship. The parties have submitted to the court for disposition cross-motions for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P. Plaintiff moves for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability while defendant moves for summary judgment by dismissal of the action.
Plaintiffs seek recovery under Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention, 49 Stat. 3018, for bodily injuries and mental anguish allegedly suffered as a result of a September 6, 1970, hijacking of a Trans…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. BelmontSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Edmund J. Smith v. Canadian Pacific Airways, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Bates Block v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Ruth M. Noel and Wm. H. Frantz, Executors of the Estate of Marshal L. Noel, Deceased v. Linea Aeropostal VenezolanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. FloydSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Gary Ehrlich and Maryanne Ehrlich v. American Airlines, Inc., American Eagle Airlines, Inc. And Simmons Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Simone Maugnie v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Rosman v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Canales Delgado v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1982
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