Legal Opinion
John Crews Rainey v. Paquet Cruises, Inc., Nouvelle Compagnie De Paquetvots, Cie.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 8, 1983No. 503, Docket 82-7507PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
John Crews Rainey appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Sweet, J., which dismissed appellant’s complaint at the close of a bench trial. Appellant had sought to recover damages from Nouvelle Compagnie De Paquetvots, CIE., the owner/operator of the cruise ship M.S. Mermoz for injuries sustained by him while a passenger on the ship. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Appellant’s injuries did not result from the type of occurrence usually associated with a ship at sea. Instead, appellant tripped over a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Basso v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- James C. Tullis v. Fidelity and Casualty Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Moore v. American Scantic Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Rita Patricia Keefe v. Bahama Cruise Line, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Curley v. AMR Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Jane Doe v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Charles W. And Margaret Laverne Beard v. Norwegian Caribbean LinesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Evelyn Monteleone, Charles Monteleone v. Bahama Cruise Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
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