Legal Opinion
Bianchi v. United Air Lines
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 4, 1978No. 6261-1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.
United Air Lines appeals the denial of its motion for summary judgment limiting its liability to plaintiff Bianchi in a suit for consequential damages resulting from United's failure to deliver timely a sealed envelope shipped by Bianchi. United contends tariff liability limitations of the Warsaw Convention control. We agree and remand for summary judgment in favor of Bianchi in the amount of $9.07.
On Friday, August 27, 1976, Alfred J. Bianchi desired a promissory note be delivered from Seattle to Mazatlan, Mexico, by the next day. A United Airlines employee represented via telephone that…
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