Legal Opinion
Tsangarakis v. Panama Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 9, 1968No. 16572PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This appeal challenges the January 23, 1967, final decree of the District Court, entering judgment for the respondents on the basis of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law made after a trial to the court of this death action brought in admiralty under the Death on the High Seas By Wrongful Death Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 761-767.1 Libellant’s decedent (her 19-year old son) died at sea while a member of the crew of a merchant vessel registered in Liberia. After the afternoon siesta, customary on ships with Greek crews, “Decedent’s body was found hanging from the rail of the…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Scott v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Walter Sowizral v. Mrs. Adele M. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Fernandez v. Linea Aeropostal VenezolanaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
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4Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. American Mail Line, Ltd.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1973
- Tsangarakis v. Panama Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968