Austin v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

PRICE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff damages for the refusal of a common carrier to sell him a ticket for passage from Shreveport to New Orleans.

Dr. Walter Dean Austin, Dean of Southern University in Shreveport, made a reservation in advance for passage on the Delta Air Lines flight leaving Shreveport at 11:00 a. m. on February 8, 1969, for New Orleans. Dr. Austin was accompanied to the airport by Reverend John Maple and Leonard Washington. He presented himself at the Delta ticket window after waiting his turn in line, identified himself and requested his ticket…