Legal Opinion
Southmark/Envicon Capital Corp. v. United Airlines, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1986PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Seymour Schwartz, J.
Defendants move, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7), to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Defendant American Airlines, Inc. (American) moves by companion motion for the same relief.
Defendants are 7 of the 12 major airlines that offer frequent flyer promotional programs. These programs give customers who fly and use certain affiliated hotels and car rentals free bonus mileage credits. The individual flyer can redeem the bonuses for airline tickets. The programs are intended to encourage customers to regularly choose one airline…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Spier v. BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Wechsler v. BowmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Sirkin v. Fourteenth Street StoreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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