Foster v. Cunard White Star, Ltd.

The district court dismissed this passenger’s action for injuries sustained on shipboard because it was brought 25 months .after the event, notwithstanding a provision of the ticket limiting suits to a year. Plaintiff relies on The Kungsholm, 2 Cir., 86 F.2d 703, where the contract proper was in a box or blocked form on the left face •of the ticket and the limiting condition, which was not upheld, appeared only on the back of the ticket, and not over the carrier’s signature. But we agree with the •district court that Baron v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, 2 Cir., 108 F.2d 21, is more…