Pritchard v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Because I think the issue of constructive notice should have been decided by a jury. I must respectfully dissent. There is evidence in the record demonstrating that (1) snowy and windy conditions existed the day Rebecca Pritchard fell, necessitating the delay of her flight from Detroit to Kansas City by several hours; (2) Northwest was well aware “that snow could enter the jetway even when the jetway was properly docked and the canopy properly lowered because, per Northwest regulations, a gap always remained between the jetway and the airplane,” supra at 409; (3) Northwest had put blankets…