Legal Opinion

Manfredonia v. American Airlines, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 14, 1979PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Hopkins, J.

This appeal comes to us from a judgment following a trial on liability only, and submits questions of law both intricate and significant. The plaintiffs’ judgment follows the plaintiffs’ action based on a breach by the defendant of the State "Dram Shop Act” (General Obligations Law, § 11-101), alleging that the plaintiff Linda Manfredonia was assaulted by an intoxicated fellow passenger while in flight in the defendant’s air transport from New York to Los Angeles, with a stopover at Dallas.

The jury determined that the defendant was not guilty of common-law…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Burns Jackson Miller Summit & Spitzer v. LindnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Julie A. Bozeman, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Johnny R. Bozeman, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  3. Matalavage v. SadlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. O'Leary v. American AirlinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Trinidad v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1996

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