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Steinberg v. British Airways, Inc.

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 19, 2004
2004 N.Y. Slip Op. 51423 (N.Y. App. Term 2004)

Opinion

570735/03.

Decided November 19, 2004.

Plaintiff, as limited by his brief, appeals from so much of a judgment of the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court, New York County, entered on or about October 25, 2001 after trial (Eileen A. Rakower, J.) as limited his recovery of damages to the principal sum of $400.

Judgment entered on or about October 25, 2001 (Eileen A. Rakower, J.) affirmed, without costs.

PRESENT: HON. LUCINDO SUAREZ, P.J., HON. WILLIAM P. McCOOE, HON. WILLIAM J. DAVIS, Justices.


On this record, and in view of the plaintiff's failure to demonstrate entitlement to recover any "denied boarding" compensation and his nebulous showing of out-of-pocket expenses attributable to the defendant-airline's alleged fault in refusing him passage on the international flight, we are satisfied that the damage award issued to plaintiff was neither inadequate nor inconsistent with the mandate of "substantial justice" (CCA 1807). In the absence of a cross appeal by defendant, we do not address the propriety of the trial court's (implicit) liability determination.

This constitutes the decision and order of the court.


Summaries of

Steinberg v. British Airways, Inc.

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 19, 2004
2004 N.Y. Slip Op. 51423 (N.Y. App. Term 2004)
Case details for

Steinberg v. British Airways, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:JONATHAN STEINBERG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRITISH AIRWAYS, INC.…

Court:Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Nov 19, 2004

Citations

2004 N.Y. Slip Op. 51423 (N.Y. App. Term 2004)