Legal Opinion
Schedlmayer v. Trans International Airlines
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 22, 1979PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*479OPINION OF THE COURT
Myriam J. Altman, J.
In this small claims action, claimant Elfriede Schedlmayer seeks to recover $1,000, representing cash which disappeared from her hand luggage while it was in the custody of defendant Trans International Airlines (hereinafter TIA). Her claim was rejected by the carrier on the grounds that claimant had been a passenger on a charter flight not covered by the Warsaw Convention and that, even if the Warsaw Convention did cover this flight, at best claimant’s recovery is limited by the terms of the Warsaw Convention.
On July 4, 1978, Mrs. Schedlmayer boarded a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Hutchison v. RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Osborn v. ClineNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Rosman v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Cohen v. Varig AirlinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- The St. Paul Insurance Co. Of Illinois, as Subrogee of First Wisconsin Corp. v. Venezuelan International Airways, Inc., A/K/A Viasa AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Gill v. Lufthansa German AirlinesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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