Legal Opinion
Burke v. Compagnie Nationale Air France
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided November 19, 1988No. Civ. 87-1833 (JP)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, District Judge.
On February 21, 1986, plaintiffs Ronald Burke and John Sutton boarded Air France Flight 363 in Port Au Prince, Haiti, for a flight home to San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1 The plane was scheduled to continue on to the sunny French island of Guadaloupe after leaving plaintiffs contendedly at their destination with their families.
But over the rough seas of the Mona passage, between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, tragedy struck! The plane developed engine trouble and began to shake. One passenger, a Haitian woman, frantically ran up and down the aisles…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Ramiro Arango and Gabriella Arango, Individually, Etc., Plaintiffs v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Deep Aggarwal v. Ponce School of MedicineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Jorge Silva-Wiscovich, D.D.S. v. The Weber Dental Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Duchesne Landrón v. Ruiz ArroyoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Diaz Aguasviva v. Iberia Lineas Aereas De EspanaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1995
- Martinez v. CalzadillaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991
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