Legal Opinion
Melvin O'CarrOll v. American Airlines, Inc., Chaparral Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1989No. 88-2560PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant Chaparral Airlines appeals the district court’s judgment on the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Concluding that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, we vacate.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff Melvin O’Carroll (O’Carroll) held a valid flight ticket issued by Chaparral Airlines (Chaparral) for passage between Portland, Maine and Alexandria, Louisiana. The entire trip was to have taken several hours, and was comprised of three flight segments: Portland to Boston, Boston to Dallas (DFW) and DFW to Alexandria. Early in his journey, O’Carroll met a…
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