Legal Opinion
Lottie Everett and Robert Everett, Cross-Appellants v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 25, 1990No. 89-5153PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant, Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. (“Carnival”), appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for directed verdict and its motion for a new trial. Plaintiffs, Lottie and Robert Everett (“the Everetts”), cross appeal the district court’s grant to defendant of remittitur.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A. Background
The Everetts are residents of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Everett is fifty years old and until May 1985 was a factory worker. Carnival Cruise Lines is a Panamanian corporation with its principal place of business in Miami.
On January 13, 1986, the Everetts were…
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- Gene Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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