COUGHLIN v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

No. 87-5954.

847 F.2d 1432 (1988)

Dorothy T. COUGHLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1988.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing August 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc R. Levine, Corona, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

James M. Derr, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, HUG and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc August 5, 1988.

PER CURIAM:

Mrs. Coughlin's baggage, which contained the cremated remains of her husband, was lost by Trans World Airlines (TWA). She sued TWA for $78,000, an amount exceeding the baggage liability limitation printed on her ticket, on the theory that the ticket agent's negligence in misinforming her that she was required to check the package containing the remains with her luggage —...

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