Legal Opinion
Ager v. D/S A/S Den Norske Afrika-Og Austraeielinie Wilhelmsens Dampskibsaktieselskab
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 31, 1972No. 69 Civ. 509PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff-wife alleges that she was a passenger aboard M/S Toreador, owned by the defendants other than the Barber Steamship Lines, Inc. (Barber), which was their United States agent. She sued to recover damages for injuries sustained by her in a fall on December 11, 1967 while she and her husband were passengers, charging negligence and unseaworthiness. 1 The action is at law based on diversity of citizenship. The summons and complaint were filed in this Court on February 7, 1969, almost fourteen months after the accident.
The defendants move for summary judgment under…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The MajesticSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Jansson v. Swedish American LineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
- Murrary v. . Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Ciro Silvestri v. Italia Societa Per Azioni Di NavigazioneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Scheibel v. Agwilines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Claire Denicola v. Cunard Line LimitedCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- McQuillan v. " ITALIA" SOCIETA PER AZIONE DI NAVIGAZIONEDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- DeCarlo v. Italian LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Raskin v. Compania De Vapores Realma, S.P.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Lieb v. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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