Legal Opinion
Ella Fitzgerald, John Lewis, Georgiana Henry and Norman Granz v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 26, 1956No. 23850_1PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
Section 622(a) makes it a federal crime to violate, inter alia, Section 484(b). The latter section is for the benefit of persons, including passengers, using the facilities of air carriers. Consequently, by implication, its violation creates an actionable civil right for the vindication of which a civil action may be maintained by any such person who has been harmed by the violation. As we said in Reitmeister v. Reitmeister, 2 Cir., 162 F.2d 691, 694: “Although the Act does not expressly create any civil liability, we can see no reason why the situation is not within the…
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