Legal Opinion
Johnson v. American Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1987No. 86-2802PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The petition for rehearing is denied. The majority opinion and Judge Skopil’s special concurrence and dissent filed October 9, 1987, 829 F.2d 925, is withdrawn.
OPINION
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
The children and next of kin of Bridgette Laffey brought this action against American Airlines and Aer Lingus. After Mrs. Laffey died, the plaintiffs arranged for a California funeral home to ship Mrs. Laf-fey’s remains to a funeral home in Shannon, Ireland. On June 7, 1985, the California funeral home delivered the remains in a sealed casket to American Airlines. The names of the respective…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Edward Ashton v. Kenneth CoryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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- In Re Mexico City Aircrash of October 31, 1979 Consolidated Proceedings. Gary Steve Haley, as Heir and of Deceased Theresa Yoriko Sugano Haley, Gary Steven Haley, Special Administrator for the Estate of Theresa Yoriko Sugano Haley v. Western Airlines, Inc., Blanca Estela Paz Tovar, Heir and of Deceased Regina Patricia Tovar Blanca Estela Paz Tovar, Special Administrator for the Estate of Regina Patricia Tovar, Anthony John Dzida, as Heir and of Deceased Vikki Dzida, Anthony John Dzida, Special Administrator for the Estate of Vikki Dzida, Plaintiff v. Western Airlines, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, McDonnell Douglas Company, Inc., a Maryland Corporation Estate of Charles Gilbert Sperry-Rand, Inc., Sunstrand Data Control, Inc., a Foreign Corporation Bendix Corporation, Flight Systems Division, a Delaware Corporation Rockwell International, Inc. Collins Air Transport Division, a Foreign Corporation Thompson, C.F.S., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Blair v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1972
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