SANCHEZ-ARROYO v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 87-1438.

835 F.2d 407 (1987)

Wanda SANCHEZ-ARROYO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesus Hernandez Sanchez, Santurce, P.R., and Antonio Hernandez Sanchez, on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Francisco Ponsa-Flores, Francisco Ponsa-Feliu, Edda Ponsa-Flores and Lawrence E. Duffy, San Juan, P.R., on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before BOWNES and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.


CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant Sanchez-Arroyo brought this suit in Federal District Court seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from the defendant's loss of her son's luggage. The district court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter. The plaintiff appeals this decision. We affirm for reasons stated hereinafter.

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