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DUARTE v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD.

No. 3D99-160.

761 So.2d 367 (2000)

Claudia DUARTE, Appellant, v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Lipcon, Miami; Cooper & Wolfe, and Marc Cooper, and Nancy Ciampa, Miami, for appellant.

McIntosh Sawran Peltz & Cartaya; Hicks & Anderson, and Mark Hicks, and Dinah Stein, Miami, for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GERSTEN, J., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.

NESBITT, Senior Judge.

Appellant is a seaman who had been receiving maintenance and cure in Miami for several months when she was seriously injured in an automobile accident. After Royal Carribean Cruises, Ltd. (RCCL) refused to pay her maintenance and cure for expenses arising from this accident, the Appellant filed this suit. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of RCCL. We reverse.

Maintenance and cure is an ancient duty under the law of admiralty...

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