Gomez v. American Airlines, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

LIM, J.

Helen Kahihilani Gomez (Plaintiff or Gomez) appeals the December 27, 2004 judgment that the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court)1 filed against her in favor of American Airlines, Inc. (Defendant). Plaintiff was claiming compensation for accidental injury she sustained while a passenger on Defendant’s plane.

The judgment embodied an order for summary judgment entered because Plaintiffs complaint was barred by the two-year, personal injury statute of limitations. Plaintiff contends the circuit court was wrong because she pled her claim in contract, and…