TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.
v.
FRANKLIN MINT CORP. ET AL.
Supreme Court of United States.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 30, 1983
Decided April 17, 1984
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John N. Romans argued the cause for Trans World Airlines, Inc. With him on the briefs was Robert S. Lipton.
Joshua I. Schwartz argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of Trans World Airlines, Inc. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General McGrath, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, and Michael F. Hertz.
John R. Foster argued the cause and filed a brief for Franklin Mint Corp. et al.†
Briefs of amici curiae were filed for Marc Hammerschlag et al. by Marc S. Moller; for the Air Transport Association of America by James E. Landry and George S. Lapham, Jr.; and for the International Air Transport Association by Randal R. Craft, Jr., and Peter Hoenig.
Supreme Court of United States.
JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.
The question presented in this litigation is whether an air carrier's declared liability limit of $9.07 per pound of cargo is inconsistent with the "Warsaw Convention"1 (Convention), an international air carriage treaty that the United States has ratified. As a threshold matter we must determine whether the 1978 repeal of legislation setting an "official" price of gold in the United...
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