Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 15, 2000No. 1990911PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The sole issue presented in this case is whether the plaintiff's tort claim against an air carrier for damages for lost jewelry that was stored in luggage is preempted by federal law.
Facts
The facts of this case appear undisputed. On January 24, 1998, Nobie Decoff purchased a ticket from Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta"), for a flight on February 22, 1998, from Miami, Florida, to Atlanta, Georgia. The following statement was printed on that ticket:
"NOTICE OF INCORPORATED TERMS
"Air transportation to be provided between points in the U.S. (including its overseas territories and possessions) is…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- American Airlines, Inc. v. WolensSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Bussey v. John Deere Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Travel All Over the World, Inc., and Ibrahim Y. Elgindy v. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Arabian AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Daphne v. City of Spanish FortSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. BarnardCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2001