Catterson v. Paquet Cruises, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:

In this suit to recover damages for personal injuries, defendants move for summary judgment on the grounds that this action is time barred under the terms of a passage contract between the parties. The facts are not disputed. On January 25, 1979, plaintiffs Thomas and Catherine Catterson embarked on a cruise aboard defendants’ ship. Four days later, Thomas Catterson sustained leg injuries while boarding the ship after a stopover in port.

On September 4, 1980, the plaintiffs filed suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, alleging…