1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 48 F.3d
  5. 48 F.3d 256 (1995)
 

McDONOUGH v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD.

No. 94-2762.

48 F.3d 256 (1995)

Virginia McDONOUGH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin W. Geer, David E. Gilbreth, Mark A. Schwartz (argued); and John J. Budin, Budin & Lipkin, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Paul Kozacky (argued) and Christopher M. Murphy, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and MILLER, District Judge.

MILLER, District Judge.

While standing in an elevator in the cruise ship on which she was a passenger, Virginia McDonough had her foot run over by a champagne-laden dolly being pushed by a steward. Ms. McDonough brought suit against Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., the steward's employer. Following a bench trial, the district judge found in Ms. McDonough's favor and awarded her $38,000 in damages. Royal Caribbean appeals, with poor results.

The district court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases