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· 10/5/1979

Ralph Carpenter v. Klosters Rederi A/s, a Foreign Corporation, D/B/A Norwegian Caribbean Lines

Citations

  • 604 F.2d 11
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 11363
  • 1980 A.M.C. 541

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  • the notice must inform passengers that terms printed elsewhere in the ticket constitute binding part of contract
  • “The failure or inability of the passenger to read his ticket does not preclude his being bound by such conditions and limitations . . . .”
  • “[C]onditions and limitations in contracts for the carriage of passengers by water . . . become binding on the passenger by his mere acceptance of the ticket within such a time as to give him an ample opportunity to examine its contents.”
  • “[C]onditions and limitations in contracts for the carriage of passengers by water . . . become binding on the passenger by his mere acceptance of the ticket within such a time as to give him an ample opportunity to examine its contents.”

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Judges: Jones, Ainsworth, Hill

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