Legal Opinion
Norman H. Lesser and Rhoda I. Lesser v. Braniff Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 18, 1975No. 75-1043PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
On March 3, 1972 plaintiffs Norman H. Lesser and Rhoda I. Lesser boarded Braniff Airways flight No. 147 in Chicago bound for San Antonio, Texas. In San Antonio plaintiffs were to transfer to defendant’s flight No. 15 to complete their journey to Acapulco, Mexico. When plaintiffs arrived in San Antonio they were refused permission to board flight No. 15 by several of the airline’s employees. An argument ensued, during which the employees allegedly removed Norman Lesser from their check-in counter by force. The argument continued and ultimately the airline people called…
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