Legal Opinion
Cordero v. CIA. Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided April 13, 1981No. CV 79-04423 RESPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.
The plaintiff booked passage on defendant’s direct flight No. 905 on May 27, 1979, from Los Angeles to Mexico City. After departure the flight was diverted to Mazatlan to pick up people who had been stranded there, and the through passengers were required to disembark and go through Mexican immigration. Plaintiff was not permitted to reboard and brings this action for actual and punitive damages. The issues were submitted to the jury, which decided them in favor of the plaintiff and awarded damages as follows:
General damages (apart from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry and Norman Granz v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Robert F. Williams v. Trans World AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Joseph F. Smith v. Piedmont Aviation, Inc., and Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
3Cited by3 opinions
- Victor J. Cordero v. Cia Mexicana De Aviacion, S.A., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Adamsons v. American Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Rubin v. United Air Lines, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2002