Legal Opinion
Gardner v. National Bulk Carriers, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 11, 1963No. 8022PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
Remanded to this court for a determination of damages occasioned by the death of Robert Edward Gardner, Jr. when he fell or threw himself off the SS BULKCRUDE on the night of December 8, 1958, while the vessel was proceeding south off the Florida Keys, several interesting contentions are advanced by the respective parties.
The deceased seaman was survived by his widow, Valerie Jean Gardner, age 34 at the time of his death. 1 The decedent was 33 years of age. 2 Robert Edward Gardner, III was 4 years old when his father died. 3 Lou Ann Gardner was bom on October…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Briggs v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- In Re the Complaint of Sincere Navigation Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
- Brooks v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1967
- Huddell v. LevinDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1975
- Doyle v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1977
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