Owens v. Italia Societa Per Azione Navigazione-Genova

This is an action for breach of contract, in connection with a transatlantic pleasure cruise which turned into a nightmare. The plaintiff seeks to recover the moneys which were paid for first class passage for himself and his wife aboard the S. S. Cristoforo Colombo.

It is conceded that the plaintiff may sue also on behalf of his wife. The defendant has further waived, and wisely so, any attempt to rely on those sections of the microscopic provisions in the contract (about which much more will be said later) providing that plaintiff must establish his grievance in conformity with the laws of…