Legal Opinion
Deere & Company v. Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1988No. 87-2026PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant airline (“Lufthansa”) damaged part of a computer owned by Deere & Company during an international shipment. Lufthansa argued that under the Warsaw Convention and Lufthansa’s tariff and waybill, any liability must be determined with reference only to the weight of the damaged package (“package weight”). Deere sought and was awarded a greater amount based on the weight of the portion of the shipment whose value was affected by the damage (“affected weight”). The district court also awarded Deere prejudgment interest and imposed sanctions against…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In re TCI Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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