Legal Opinion
Robert v. Pan American World Airways
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided October 13, 1972PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant moved for summary judgment on the basis of plaintiff’s bill of particulars, his examination before trial, and its passenger tariff rule on file with the Civil Aeronautics Board setting time limitations on baggage claims.
Plaintiff states that his bag had been cut open and a fur jacket removed during the course of a domestic flight; that he discovered the loss when he arrived home that day; that he made no claim to any person but wrote a letter to defendant airline about the loss 24 days later.
The tariff rule requires complaint in writing to the carrier within 7 days in the case of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- John Lisi, Etc. v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane, S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Sylvia Molitch, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Irish International Airlines, Defendant-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Mao v. Eastern Air Lines IncorporatedDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Anita Herman v. Northwest Airlines Inc., and Capital Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Alco-Gravure Division of Publications Corp. v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1959
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bianchi v. United Air LinesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
- Life Sciences, Inc. v. Emery Air Freight Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- Abdul-Haq v. Pakistan International AirlinesNew York Supreme Court · 1979
- Sanchez v. Beacon Shipping Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980