MURATORE v. M/S SCOTIA PRINCE

No. 87-1641.

845 F.2d 347 (1988)

Regina M. MURATORE, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. M/S SCOTIA PRINCE, ETC., et al., Defendants, Appellees. Prince of Fundy Cruises, Ltd., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1988.

As Amended April 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard W. Langer with whom Paul G. Vielmetti and Thompson, McNaboe, Ashley & Bull, Portland, Me., were on brief for defendant, appellant.

Michael X. Savasuk, Portland, Me., for plaintiff, appellee Regina M. Muratore.

Before BREYER and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and LAFFITTE, District Judge.


LAFFITTE, District Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee commenced this action to recover damages for physical injuries and mental pain and suffering sustained while on board the M/S Scotia Prince. After a bench trial in admiralty, the United States District Court for the District of Maine granted judgment for plaintiff on her claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress and awarded five thousand dollars in compensatory damages and twenty-five thousand dollars in punitive...

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