Slentz v. American Airlines, Inc.

ABOUSSIE, Justice.

Appellants ask this Court to recognize a new right of action. They assert that an implied warranty of safe carriage emanates from a provider of air transportation services to its passengers. 1 They argue that, as a matter of public policy, the law should impose this implied warranty upon common carriers to protect travelers. Appellants acknowledge that no statute creates these obligations and that no court in Texas or elsewhere has created or recognized the warranty at common law. For the reasons stated below, we decline appellants’ invitation to be the first court to do so.…