GARRETT v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 20423.

332 F.2d 939 (1964)

Edna Self GARRETT, Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

June 5, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. S. Barron, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

W. B. Patterson, Jack Pew, Jr., Jackson, Walker, Winstead, Cantwell & Miller, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before BROWN, WISDOM and BELL, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The question in this case is whether an air carrier must anticipate the likelihood that the manner in which its passengers handle, or mishandle, hand baggage will cause injury to a fellow traveler. The District Court by its instructed verdict for the carrier at the close of the passenger's case ruled in the negative. We disagree and reverse.

The facts are simple and brief. The passenger, a mature woman, had booked passage from...

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