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· 12/29/1961

Wills v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Citations

  • 200 F. Supp. 360
  • 1961 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4284

How courts have described this case

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  • upholding damages for bumping without discussing the existence of a private right of action
  • not violation to refuse to transport a passenger when there are reasonable grounds to believe he creates a safety risk to other passengers
  • defendant bumped plaintiff from oversold flight even though plaintiff’s reservation confirmed prior to passengers not bumped; doctrine held not applicable ^n the ground that the CAB has no power to award damages for past wrongs

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