Legal Opinion
United New York & New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Ass'n v. Halecki
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 24, 1959No. 56PublishedCited by 255 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The administratrix of the estate of Walter J. Halecki brought this action against the owners of the pilot boat New Jersey to recover damages for Halecki’s death, allegedly caused by inhalation of carbon tetrachloride fumes while working aboard that vessel. The action, based upon the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act, N. J. Stat. Ann. 2A:31-1, was brought in the federal court by reason of diversity of citizenship. Under instructions that either unseaworthiness of the vessel or negligence would render the defendants liable and that contributory negligence on the part of the decedent would serve…
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