The Region - News from July 9, 1987
Coffee hot enough to seriously burn a passenger is too hot to be served on an airliner, a state appellate court ruled. The 4th District Court of Appeal ordered a new trial in a lawsuit filed against United Airlines by San Diego attorney Duane Sceper, who claimed that his sex life was ruined when scalding coffee spilled on his lap during a flight five years ago. The 2-1 decision reversed a ruling by San Diego County Superior Court Judge Artie Henderson, who found that Sceper failed to demonstrate negligence on United’s part.
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