Legal Opinion
Jeanne Doyle, Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel Nathaniel Doyle, Libelant-Appellee v. Albatross Tanker Corp. And Overseas Navigation Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 23, 1966No. 331, Docket 30157PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Samuel Nathaniel Doyle, chief steward aboard the S.S. Erna Elizabeth, an American flag vessel, was shot and killed by a fellow crew member while the vessel was under way and more than a marine league from the shores of the United States. His widow, Jeanne Doyle, as administratrix of his estate, brought an action for damages at law for his death under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, based on a claim of employer negligence, and while that action was pending also brought the present admiralty action seeking damages for wrongful death under tiie Death on the High Seas Act,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lindgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Middleton v. Luckenbach S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Moore-M v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dearborn Marine Service, Inc. v. Chambers & KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Fitzgerald v. A. L. Burbank & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- In Re Marine Sulphur Transport Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Mrs. Chester Billiot, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Her Minor Daughter, Kathy Ann v. Sewart Seacraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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