Legal Opinion
Adesina v. Swissair
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 12, 1986No. 86 C 3594PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff commenced this action pro se in the Civil Court of the City of New York, Small Claims Part, Kings County, on October 2, 1986, seeking $1282.00 as the value for luggage allegedly lost by defendant. Defendant then filed a petition for removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b), asserting that this court has original jurisdiction over plaintiff’s claim on the alleged ground that it arises under a treaty of the United States, namely, the Warsaw Convention. Defendant has now moved to dismiss the complaint, contending that there is no subject…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Benjamins v. British European AirwaysCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Edmund J. Smith v. Canadian Pacific Airways, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Maria De La Lastra Petrire v. Spantax, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Cuomo v. Long Island Lighting Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Phillips v. KappDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
3Cited by3 opinions
- Sopcak v. Northern Mountain Helicopter ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 1996
- Adesina v. SwissairAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1988
- Chagnon v. Japan Air LinesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1987