JOHNSON v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 86-2802.

834 F.2d 721 (1987)

Mary C. JOHNSON; John Laffey; Joan Laffey Baker; Bernard Laffey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware corporation; Aer Lingus, an Irish corporation, and Does I through 25, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Order and Opinion Filed December 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald H. Wecht, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

David A. Senior, Los Angeles, Cal., and Robert G. Harrison, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SKOPIL, FARRIS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

The petition for rehearing is denied. The majority opinion and Judge Skopil's special concurrence and dissent filed October 9, 1987, 829 F.2d 925, is withdrawn.

OPINION

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

BACKGROUND

The children and next of kin of Bridgette Laffey brought this action against American Airlines and Aer Lingus. After Mrs. Laffey died, the plaintiffs arranged for a California funeral home to ship Mrs. Laffey's remains to...

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