Legal Opinion
Skovgaard v. The Vessel M/V Tungus
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 23, 1957No. Nos. 12,025, 12,031PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty appeal urges upon us the contention that the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:31-1, is broad enough to encompass an action for death based upon a breach of the warranty of seaworthiness.
Carl E. Skovgaard met his death by suffocation and shock when he slipped and fell into a tank of heated coconut oil aboard the M/V Tungus. On December 5, 1952, the Tungus, with a cargo of *16coconut oil, was docked at a pier in navigable waters at Bayonne, New Jersey.The respondent-impleaded El Dorado Oil Works agreed with the owners of the oil cargo in the port deep…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McLaughlin v. Blidberg Rothchild CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Olga Skovgaard v. The Vessel M/V TungusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957