Legal Opinion
Marylee Dillon v. Admiral Cruises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1992No. 91-2113PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Marylee Dillon planned a pleasant ocean voyage on the cruise ship Emerald Seas operated by Admiral Cruises, Inc. (Admiral). • Her plans went awry when she fell over an obstruction in the passageway of the ship’s lounge and fractured her hip. To compound her misery, when her lawyer sued the cruise line for damages, the district court summarily dismissed the action on defendant’s motion. The district court held that the action came too late, beyond the time limitation of one year as printed in the ticket. In this appeal, Dillon attacks the adequacy of notice in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Kathryn J. Shankles v. Costa Armatori, S.P.A., Isolina Vazquez GastonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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