Mpiliris v. Hellenic Lines, Limited

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SEALS, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Mrs. Myrtis Ioannis Mpiliris, a citizen of the United States, instituted this suit under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688), or, alternatively, under the general maritime law of the United States, including the New York Wrongful Death and Survival Statutes, to recover any damages to which she may be entitled by reason of the fatal personal injuries suffered by her husband, Ioannis Mpiliris, a Greek citizen, on or about March 31, 1966, while he was working upon the SS HELLENIC DESTINY in the Port of New York.

The case is presently before the…