Legal Opinion
Eastern Airlines, Inc. v. Floyd
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 1991No. 89-1598PublishedCited by 292 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention 1 sets forth conditions under which an international air carrier can be held lia ble for injuries to passengers. This case presents the question whether Article 17 allows recovery for mental or psychic injuries unaccompanied by physical injury or physical manifestation of injury.
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On May 5, 1983, an Eastern Airlines flight departed from Miami, bound for the Bahamas. Shortly after takeoff, one of the plane’s three jet engines lost oil pressure. The flight crew shut down the failing engine and turned the plane around to return to Miami. Soon thereafter, the…
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