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· 11/30/1979

Ricotta v. Iberia Lineas Aereas De Espana

Citations

  • 482 F. Supp. 497
  • 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8259

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the Warsaw Convention’s statute of limitations “being a treaty provision takes precedence over anything inconsistent in the state statute of limitations.” (citations omitted)
  • applying the Warsaw Convention’s two year statute of limitations to bar the suit
  • “accident occurred immediately after plaintiff had descended the steps of the aircraft” and “prior to time that she entered any common passenger area”

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Judges: Costantino

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