Hodges v. Delta Airlines, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1995-02-15

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EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge: During a flight from the Caribbean to Miami, Frances Hodges was injured when a fellow passenger opened an overhead compartment and dislodged a case containing several bottles of rum. The box fell and cut her arm and wrist. In her lawsuit against Delta Airlines, Hodges alleged that the airline’s negligence caused her injury and medical expenses. The question before this court en banc is whether h…

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