Legal Opinion
Kearney v. Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided September 26, 1972No. Civ. A. 2982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION TO DECLINE JURISDICTION OF ACTION AS BETWEEN FOREIGN LITIGANTS
LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.
In this admiralty action the Irish administratrix of a deceased Irish seaman has filed a libel for his wrongful death 1 against the “Irish Alder”, a vessel of Irish registry, and her owner, Irish Shipping, Ltd., a corporation of Eire. The administratrix joined as co-defendant Savannah Foods & Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation. There was no arrest or attachment of the vessel.
It is alleged that the deceased was drowned in the Savannah River on August 13, 1970, when he fell from a portable…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. RhoditisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Victory Carriers, Inc. v. LawSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Boyd v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1973