Legal Opinion
Claire Denicola v. Cunard Line Limited
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 30, 1981No. 80-1215PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, District Judge.
At issue in this appeal is the enforceability of a condition in an ocean voyage ticket limiting the time in which a passenger can bring an action against the carrier for personal injury. On November 22, 1975, while sailing from France to Boston aboard the Queen Elizabeth II, the plaintiff sustained an injury when the ship lurched in heavy seas. Almost twenty-two months later, on September 12, 1977, she brought suit against the shipowner, alleging that the vessel had been travelling through a heavy storm at an excessive rate of speed in order to make up for a delay in…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Elias Siegelman, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Eva Siegelman, Deceased v. Cunard White Star LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- The MajesticSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Jansson v. Swedish American LineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
- Murrary v. . Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- The Kronprinzessin CecilieSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Mary Lousararian v. Royal Caribbean Corp., as Successor in Interest to Royal Caribbean LimitedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Nettie Effron v. Sun Line Cruises, Inc. And Sun Line Greece Special Shipping Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Kathryn J. Shankles v. Costa Armatori, S.P.A., Isolina Vazquez GastonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Marek, Harriet and Marek, Samuel Husband and Wife v. Marpan Two, Inc. And Bahama Cruise Line, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Gregory Milanovich, Et Ux. v. Costa Crociere, S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
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