Legal Opinion
John Lisi, Etc. v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, S.P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 16, 1966No. 30543-30547_1PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
The question presented on this appeal is whether Alitalia's liability, arising from the crash of one of its planes, is limited by the provisions of the so-called Warsaw Convention.1
On February 26, 1960, while en route from Rome to New York, Alitalia’s airplane crashed shortly after taking off from Shannon, Ireland. Five suits were brought and consolidated in the District Court for wrongful death, personal injuries and property damage, allegedly suffered by thirteen of the passengers aboard the craft at the time of the disaster. The appellees are citizens of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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