Legal Opinion
Retzekas v. Vygla Steamship Co., S.A.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 30, 1960No. 1819PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAY, District Judge.
The instant libel was filed by a Greek national to recover damages caused by the alleged negligence of the respondents and the unseaworthiness of the steamship, Motor Vessel Galini, and for maintenance and cure.
The complaint alleges the plaintiff was injured when he was assisting in the shortening of the gangway and/or the dismantling thereof at the port of Vancouver, Canada. The respondent vessel is owned by a Panamanian corporation and flew the Liberian flag.
The respondents’ exceptions to the libel were heard by me on November 7, 1960, and at the conclusion of arguments…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- The Hanna NielsenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Motor Distributors, Limited v. Olaf Pedersen's Rederi A/s Owner of the Sunny PrinceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Kontos v. Liberian S.S. Sophie C.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
3Cited by6 opinions
- Voyiatzis v. National Shipping & Trading CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- San Pedro Compania Armadoras, S.A. v. George Nicholas Yannacopoulos, George Nicholas Yannacopoulos v. San Pedro Compania Armadoras, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Hatzoglou v. Asturias Shipping Company, SADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Sfiridas v. Santa Cecelia Co., SADistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Luis Blanco, Libellant v. Phoenix Compania De Navegacion, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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