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Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. vs. Eulala Shute 499 U.S. 585

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, INC., Petitioner v. Eulala SHUTE, et vir.

1991-04-17 |

Argued: Jan. 15, 1991
Decided: April 17, 1991

Syllabus

After the respondents Shute, a Washington State couple, purchased passage on a ship owned by petitioner, a Florida-based cruise line, petitioner sent them tickets containing a clause designating courts in Florida as the agreed-upon fora for the resolution of disputes. The Shutes boarded the ship in Los Angeles, and, while in international waters off the Mexican coast, Mrs. Shute suffered injuries when she slipped on a deck mat. The Shutes filed suit in a Washington Federal District Court, which granted summary judgment for petitioner. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding, inter alia,...