Legal Opinion
Hill v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided January 4, 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bernard Fuchs, J.
In the course of a tourist class flight with defendant from New York to Acapulco, Mexico, and back, three of plaintiff’s bags were lost. One disappeared on the first leg of the journey and the other two during the return flight. All had been *307checked with defendant. Plaintiff sues for the value of the bags and their contents.
Defendant’s responsibility for a loss of baggage appears to be undisputed. The real defense, rather, is that defendant’s liability is limited to $9.07 per pound of checked baggage multiplied by 44 pounds (the maximum free baggage…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rosman v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Lake v. . DyeNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Cohen v. Varig AirlinesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Schedlmayer v. Trans International AirlinesCivil Court of the City of New York · 1979
- Stolk v. Compagnie Nationals Air FranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1969
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Kupferman v. Pakistan International AirlinesCivil Court of the City of New York · 1981
- Martin v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Gill v. Lufthansa German AirlinesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
- Republic Nat. Bank of New York v. Eastern AirlinesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Vekris v. Peoples Express Airlines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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