Legal Opinion
Eck v. United Arab Airlines, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 3, 1964PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
Defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint under article 28 of the Warsaw Convention1 was denied by Special Term. The Appellate Division reversed on the law, holding that New York is not one of the jurisdictions where suit may be brought under the Warsaw Convention and dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction.
After reading all of the provisions of the Warsaw Convention and applying the purposes disclosed therein to the conditions under which the carriers operate in this Jet Age, we have concluded that the requirements of subdivision (1) of article 28 so far as the Convention may be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Choctaw Nation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Valentine v. United States Ex Rel. NeideckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Asakura v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Maximov v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mtr. of River Brand Rice Mills v. Latrobe Brew. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Martha Eck v. United Arab Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Simone Maugnie v. Compagnie Nationale Air FranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Kahn v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Lisi v. Alitalia-Linee Aeree ItalianeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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