Legal Opinion
Panzella v. Skou
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1979No. 77 Civ. 4938 (HFW)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WERKER, District Judge.
In this negligence action, plaintiff longshoreman, David Panzella, seeks damages from defendant shipowner, Ove Skou, for personal injuries allegedly sustained while he was working aboard defendant’s vessel in New York harbor. Defendant has moved for leave to serve an amended answer and for summary judgment. Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a), 56(b).
Motion To Amend The Answer
The rule in this circuit is that “[ljeave to amend should be freely granted when justice so requires . . especial ly where . . . there [is] no good reason not to grant it.” Gumer v. Shearson, Hammill & Co.,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Czaplicki v. the Hoegh SilvercloudSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Gumer v. Shearson, Hammill & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Christophides v. PorcoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Grasso v. LorentzenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Henneberry v. Sumitomo Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- Fariello v. CampbellDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- Frederico Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. Ltd. And Djakarta Lloyd, P.N.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Sokolski v. Trans Union Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1998
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