Legal Opinion

William D. West v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 3, 1993No. 89-35820PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

D.W.' NELSON, Circuit Judge:

The Supreme Court remanded this case — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 2932, 119 L.Ed.2d 558, — U.S.-, 112 S.Ct. 2986, 120 L.Ed.2d 864, to us for further consideration in light of Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 504 U.S.-, 112 S.Ct. 2031, 119 L.Ed.2d 157 (1992). We hereby withdraw our previous Opinion in this case, filed as amended February 5, 1991, and substitute this Opinion.

Plaintiff-appellant, William D. West (“West”), purchased a ticket to travel on Northwest Airlines, Inc. (“Northwest”). Northwest overbooked West’s flight and refused to allow West to board the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Fu-Kong Tzung Jean Tzung v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, and Does 1 Through 100, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. William D. West v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. 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
  2. Hodges v. Delta Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  3. Charas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  4. Taj Mahal Travel, Inc. v. Delta Airlines Inc. Air Canada Airlines Reporting CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  5. Frances S. Hodges v. Delta Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993

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