Legal Opinion
Marjetta Wilkinson v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1991No. 89-6180PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. (“Carnival”) appeals from a final judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-appellee Marjetta Wilkinson for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in an accident aboard one of Carnival’s cruise ships. Although we AFFIRM the district court’s refusal to grant Carnival a requested jury instruction on plaintiff’s susceptibility to psychiatric injury, we agree with Carnival that the trial court improperly admitted certain hearsay statements, as well as evidence of a subsequent remedial measure. We therefore REVERSE the judgment of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Hoptowit v. RayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Rita Patricia Keefe v. Bahama Cruise Line, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Albert Kornberg and Laura Kornberg v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by78 opinions
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