Judge dismisses Qantas case

[oz_mark]

From SMH: Judge dismisses Qantas case - Travel - smh.com.au.

A woman who tried to sue Qantas after she hurt her back putting her bags into a plane's overhead locker has had her case dismissed.

Sophie Letherbarrow had been on QF2 from Bangkok to Sydney during April 2005 with two heavy bags containing a laptop, a printer and several files.

She claimed she did not have sufficient space to move in the aisle when lifting the bags upwards into the locker and could not do so without injuring herself.

She claimed Qantas had not informed her of its policy to limit the weight of hand luggage to 7kgs - her bags weighed 8.5 and 13.5kgs.

But this morning District Court judge Anthony Garling ruled her injury was not caused by "an unusual and unexpected event external to her" - the legal requirement for such claims, and should be dismissed.

p.s. I agree with the judge

 

[bambbbam2]

A printer??? :!:

Hopefully this will dissaude the hogs from loading up the cabin!

 

[Maca44]

I agree with the Judge's decision also, and its people like this who cause our liability cover premiums to rise substantially.

 

[Keith009]

Ahh... memories. My first ever subject in law school was Torts, and you wouldn't believe the things people sue for. Gosh first year seemed so long ago...

 

[JohnK]

Seems to be a fair decision and a definite waste of court time.

Had this lady ever travelled in an aircraft before this incident? She should have had some idea about limited space, how much she can carry and/or lift and a rough idea of how much her carry on weighed.