Legal Opinion
Elsie Olsen, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Ingolf Olsen v. The New York Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 8, 1965No. 250, Docket 29057PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Circuit Judge:
This is a diversity case under the New York Wrongful Death Statute, Decedent Estate Law, McKinney’s Consol.Laws, c. 13, § 130. The original action also included claims for negligence under the Jones Act and for unseaworthiness, but these were dismissed during the trial. Decedent was a commercial fisherman by trade and on June 10, 1959 he requested Captain Harry P. Jones, appellant’s tugboat captain, to take him aboard appellant’s tug “to show him what the deck hands were required to do.” Around midnight Captain Jones took him aboard the tug for this purpose. Most of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The Tungus v. SkovgaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Schulz v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Fardette v. New York & Stamford Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- Duffy v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Rodak v. FuryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Weed v. BilbreyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- In re the Complaint of Consolidation Coal Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Petition of New England Fish Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1979
- Hornsby v. Fishmeal CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1968
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.