Legal Opinion
Ferro v. United States Lines Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 8, 1947PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
On February 18, 1944, the libelant, asadministratrix of the estate of William Ferro, a deceased seaman, filed a libel *251against the United States Lines Company, as general agent for the War Shipping Administration and against the United States as owner of the Steamship Cape Ugat to recover for the death of the seaman, alleging that the respondents negligently failed to take proper and timely measures to effect the deceased’s rescue after he had fallen overboard at sea. On August 29, 1946, the libelant filed an amended libel herein, adding a second cause of action based…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Harris v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
- Batkiewicz v. Seas Shipping Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- Crist v. United States War Shipping AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1946
- Gadsden v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1944
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gardner v. National Bulk Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Kiesel v. American Trading and Production CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1972
- Faison v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Gardner v. National Bulk Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963