Legal Opinion
Duffy v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1958PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSamuel C. Colemak, J.
This is a suit by an administratrix to recover damages for the death of her former husband, a deck hand on a tugboat. The suit is against the owner of the tug, Bronx Towing Line, Inc., under the Jones Act (U. S. Code, tit. 46, § 688) and against the City of New York under the New York Death Statute (Decedent Estate Law, § 130 et seq.). During the litigation the action against the tug was settled with the approval of the Surrogate. But in view of cross claims between tugboat and city, the nature of the tug’s liability is open.
Bronx Towing, under a contract with the city was engaged in towing…
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- James Hagans v. Farrell Lines, Inc. v. Lavino Shipping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Palermo v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by2 opinions
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