No. 91-55037

991 F.2d 603 Dominic GEZZI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC, Does 1 to 100, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-55037. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 2, 1993. * Decided April 19, 1993. Rod D. Margo, Stephen R. Ginger and Robert D. Wilson, Condon & Forsyth, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant. Nicholas R. Allis, Law Offices of Nicholas R. Allis, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: BROWNING and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and MacBRIDE, ** District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 On September 28, 1988, Dominic Gezzi arrived at London Heathrow Airport from Rome on the first leg of his return trip to Los Angeles. Gezzi is a diabetic, weighed 277 pounds at the time of the accident, and had difficulty walking as a result of an operation to remove one of his toes. Gezzi requested wheelchair assistance at Heathrow. Anthony Hutt, a wheelchair attendant, met Gezzi when he arrived at the departure terminal and wheeled him to the gate for his flight to Los Angeles. Hutt told Gezzi passengers could not board the plane through the enclosed ramp that ordinarily connects…