CHRISTENSEN v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

No. 78-3217.

633 F.2d 529 (1980)

Edna CHRISTENSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven K. Christensen, Hilo, Hawaii, on briefs, for plaintiff-appellant.

Alexander C. Marrack, Honolulu, Hawaii, on briefs, for defendant-appellee.

Before ELY, GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Christensen seeks damages allegedly arising from being denied seats ("bumped") on her reserved flight from Spokane to Seattle, and for mental distress arising from a short verbal altercation with a Northwest Airlines agent. The District Court, in a published summary judgment order, dismissed her action for failure to meet the $10,000 amount-in-controversy jurisdictional requirements of 28 U.S.C. §...

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