Legal Opinion
Complaint of American Export Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 25, 1977No. 73 Civ. 2507 (CHT)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TENNEY, District Judge.
A pretrial ruling is requested of this Court regarding the admissibility of certain documents under the new Federal Rules of Evidence (“Rules”), particularly Rules 803(8) and 804(b)(1). The issue arises in the context of a prospective trial in the context of a prospective trial in the above-captioned civil action, the result of a maritime collision between the S.S. C.V. SEA WITCH and the S.S. ESSO BRUSSELS. The documents in question are the products of Government inquiries made in the aftermath of the disaster, namely, the complete record of proceedings and…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Joseph E. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- American Airlines, Inc. v. United States of America and Sara Ann Creasy, Sara Ann Creasy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Lobel v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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- Meyer v. KendigWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
- Delores Alston Smith, Etc. v. Ithaca Corporation and Texas City Tankers CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Lloyd v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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