RINCK v. LUFTHANSA


44 N.Y.2d 714 (1978)

Alexandra Rinck et al., Appellants, v. Deutsche Lufthansa A.G., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. Jaffe and Abraham A. Salm for appellants.

Dennis J. Doody and John J. Martin for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and COOKE. Judge FUCHSBERG dissents and votes to reverse in the following opinion.


Order affirmed, with costs, on the opinion by Mr. Justice VINCENT A. LUPIANO at the Appellate Division (57 A.D.2d 370).

FUCHSBERG, J. (dissenting).

The dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice SAMUEL J. SILVERMAN at the Appellate Division, to which I subscribe, makes it obvious that, unless the usage of language is to be distorted, the "destination" of Mrs. Rinck's flight...

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