Legal Opinion
Shafter v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 26, 1967No. 65 Ad. 1136PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANKEL, District Judge.
On February 10, 1964, an American Government vessel, the USNS BLUE JACKET, collided with a fishing boat, the M/V DIRK, on the Weser River in the territorial waters of the Federal Republic of Germany. Six members of the DIRK’S seven-man crew were killed; the seventh survived, but suffered physical injuries. In this lawsuit, brought on November 16, 1965, by the surviving crew member and a representative of those whose lives were lost, recovery is sought from the United States under the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C. § 781 et seq. for the pain, suffering, and other damages…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Stoll v. GottliebSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States Ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Treinies v. Sunshine Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1985
- United States v. ShafterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Niedbala v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1996
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