Ross v. Pan American Airways, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellant, a passenger on one of defendant’s transatlantic airplanes, was injured when the plane crash-landed in the Tagus Biver, near Lisbon, within the Bepublic of Portugal. Of her complaint against defendant, the first cause of action only is before us on this appeal, since that cause of action was dismissed at Special Term and the Appellate Division affirmed that dismissal and granted plaintiff leave to appeal to this court. What we have to determine is the meaning and application, as to the facts exhibited in this record, of certain provisions of the so-called “ Warsaw…