Legal Opinion
Bell v. Tug Shrike
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1964No. 9178PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
The Jones Act suit brought by Mrs. Mary Virginia Bell for the death of John Ware Bell, a seaman, was settled before trial for an agreed sum; yet this further litigation has been necessary to resolve the validity of her claim as John *331Ware Bell’s “surviving widow.”1 There was and is no problem of competing claimants. The sole issue is whether the District Court properly concluded that Virginia state law applies, and that since, according to that law, she was not legally married to the decedent at the time of his death, she was therefore not his lawful widow entitled to the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Elsie Y. Byrd v. William E. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Filippo Sacco AKA John RosselliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Princess Cruises, Incorporated v. General Electric Company, & Third Party v. Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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