CACHO v. PRINCE OF FUNDY CRUISES, LTD.


722 A.2d 349 (1998)

1998 ME 249

Antonio CACHO v. PRINCE OF FUNDY CRUISES, LTD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided November 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. James (orally), Friedman & James LLP, New York, N.Y., Michael X. Savasuk, Bradley & Savasuk, Portland, for plaintiff.

Leonard W. Langer (orally), Tompkins, Clough, Hirshon & Langer, P.A., Portland, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.


DANA, J.

[¶ 1] Antonio Cacho appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) granting Prince of Fundy Cruises, Ltd.'s motion for summary judgment. Cacho argues that the court incorrectly held that neither United States general maritime law nor the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (Supp.1998), apply to his claims to recover damages for personal injuries. We agree and vacate the judgment.

[¶ 2] Cacho, a Honduran...

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