· 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
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- 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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