Legal Opinion
Albert Cassens and Doris Cassens v. St. Louis River Cruise Lines, Incorporated, Defendants-Third/party v. United States of America, Third/party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 4, 1995No. 94-1832PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Albert Cassens fell on the stairs between the Texas and Hurricane decks of the Belle of St. Louis (“the Belle”), a Mississippi River excursion cruise boat. The stairs had no handrails. The Belle’s owner-operator, St. Louis River Cruise Lines, Inc. (“SLRCLI”), 1 filed a third-party complaint against the United States based on the Coast Guard’s certification of the Belle as “fit for the service intended of carrying passengers and in compliance with applicable regulations,” despite the absence of handrails. The issue in this case is whether the United States is amenable…
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