Legal Opinion
Luby v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided April 25, 1986No. 85-1597-CIVPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
I. BACKGROUND
SCOTT, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Elizabeth Luby and her husband, Michael Luby, boarded on February 5, 1984, the MARDI GRAS, a passenger ship belonging to the defendant, CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, INC., for a cruise. After arriving at her cabin, Mrs. Luby decided to “freshen up” in the cabin’s bathroom. As she entered the bathroom and approached the wash basin, Plaintiff tripped over a coaming or ledge that surrounded the shower. The shower curtain was drawn so that the ledge around the shower was unexposed. At the time of her fall, the ship was still at the dock…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. v. Charles Ferran & Company, Inc., Charles Ferran & Company, Inc. v. Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Schoen v. GilbertSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
- Thomas Baggett v. Charlie B. Richardson and James MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Moore v. American Scantic Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Isbell v. Carnival Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2006
- Bay Casino, LLC v. M/V Royal EmpressDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- Kennedy v. Carnival Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2019
- Lancaster v. Carnival Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2015
- Belik v. Carlson Travel Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2011
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