Kadala v. Cunard Lines, Ltd.

Plaintiff Vivian Kadala appeals from an order of the trial court granting defendant Cunard Lines, Ltd.’s motion to quash service and to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On December 26, 1985, plaintiff, an Illinois resident, was a passenger on defendant’s cruise ship, the M/V Queen Elizabeth II, which embarked from New York to the Caribbean. While on board defendant’s ship, plaintiff sustained personal injuries using a whirlpool bath. Plaintiff filed a complaint on December 23, 1986, alleging that defendant was careless…