Legal Opinion
DePinto v. O'Donnell Transportation Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenvenga, J.
This is an action by the plaintiff, as administratrix, to recover damages for the death of her husband, a longshoreman, who was injured while engaged in laying iron ore on a barge owned by the defendant O’Donnell Corporation. On the trial, the defendant made a motion to amend the answer so as to plead the Federal Limited Liability Act. (U. S. Code, tit. 46, § 183 et seq.) That motion is granted. The question now presented involves the construction and application of the statute. So far as material, it provides: “ The liability of the owner of any vessel * * * for any * * * loss, damage, or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lord v. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- The VestrisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1932
- Christopher v. GruebyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1930
- In Re Eastern Transp. Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1929
- The LottaDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1907
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- DePinto v. O'Donnell Transportation Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943