Legal Opinion
Marian Rams and Leonard Rams v. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 3, 1994No. 93-1802PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal tests the applicability of a one year limitation provision in a passenger cruise ticket to an injury suffered by a passenger while ashore, on hotel property owned by the same entity which owned and operated the cruise vessel.
In the spring of 1990, plaintiffs, Marian and Leonard Rams, residents of Massachusetts, embarked on a Caribbean cruise on a ship owned by defendant, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ltd., a Florida corporation. On April 6, 1990, while on a shore excursion in Haiti at a tourist resort owned by defendant, Mrs. Rams fell on a walkway,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- The Moses TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Mary Lousararian v. Royal Caribbean Corp., as Successor in Interest to Royal Caribbean LimitedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Hodes v. S.N.C. Achille Lauro ed Altri-GestioneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by14 opinions
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