Legal Opinion
Husserl v. Swiss Air Transport Company, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 10, 1975No. 71 Civ. 3515 HRTPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
This suit is a diversity action for $75,000 for bodily injury and mental anguish allegedly caused by the hijacking of one of defendant’s airplanes to a desert area near Amman, Jordan, on September 6, 1970. In an earlier opinion, this court denied a motion by defendant Swissair for summary judgment and dismissal of the complaint. That motion was made on the grounds (1) that, at least in the instant, factual context, the Warsaw Convention 1 and special contract provisions contained in tariffs filed by the airlines with the Civil Aeronautics Board 2 exclusively…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Ruth M. Noel and Wm. H. Frantz, Executors of the Estate of Marshal L. Noel, Deceased v. Linea Aeropostal VenezolanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Benjamins v. British European AirwaysCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- People Ex Rel. Compagnie Nationale Air France v. GilibertoIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
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