Stanley v Aer Lingus Teo

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1980
• Date: 01 January 1980
• Court: High Court

(H.C.)

Stanley

and

Aer Lingus Teo

Late application to amend statement of claim - Incorrect section pleaded - Opposition by defendants - Expiry of limitation period - Air Transport Navigation Act, 1936 (No. 40), s. 21.

The plaintiff, while a passenger on a Boeing 707 aeroplane on the 15th October, 1969, was injured while the aircraft was in flight and claimed damages from the defendant company for injuries. The plenary summons and the statement of claim were delivered on the 16th June, 1971, in which...