Legal Opinion
Abbott v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 8, 1962PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
In these three libels, fourteen different libellants seek to recover damages for the wrongful death, bodily injury, and conscious pain and suffering of their decedents, who were drowned on January 15, 1961, when Texas Tower No. 4, an offshore radar station, located about eighty-four miles southeast of Coney Island, collapsed during a storm and fell into the sea. Two of the libels were filed in July 1961 and the third in December 1961. Respondents Moran, Proctor, Mueser & Rutledge (hereinafter referred to as Moran), a partnership, J. Rich Steers, Inc., and Morrison…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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