Legal Opinion
Pisacane v. Italia Societa Per Azioni Di Navigazione
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 17, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Pisacane sues for personal injuries sustained while a passenger aboard defendant’s vessel M/V Vuleania on the high seas. Defendant Italian Line moves for summary judgment under Rule 56, F.R.Civ.P., upon the ground that the action is time-barred by a passage ticket contract between the parties which bars institution of suit more than one year after the happening of an injury.
Plaintiff is an American citizen residing in Florida and defendant is an Italian corporation. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Plaintiff…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Elias Siegelman, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Eva Siegelman, Deceased v. Cunard White Star LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Jansson v. Swedish American LineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
- Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Leo Walton v. Arabian American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Hausman v. BuckleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Gregory Milanovich, Et Ux. v. Costa Crociere, S.P.A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- McQuillan v. " ITALIA" SOCIETA PER AZIONE DI NAVIGAZIONEDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Weiss-Wolf, Inc. v. Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (In Re Weiss-Wolf, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Byrne v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- Milanovich v. SJK Enterprises, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1990