Barrett v. United Airlines, Inc.

BABCOCK, Judge.

Plaintiff, Marie Louise Barrett, brought this action seeking to recover damages on a theory of tortious bad faith. She appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her complaint for failure to state a claim. We affirm.

Plaintiff traveled from Philadelphia to Denver on United Airlines and alleged that defendant lost a piece of her luggage in connection with this flight. Defendant denied plaintiff’s claim for the lost luggage and refused to compensate her under the applicable Civil Aeronautics Board Tariff.

She alleged that defendant committed “tortious bad faith” in denying her claim,…