Schwartz v. S.S. Nassau

HAYS, Circuit Judge:

The only issue presented by this appeal is whether a clause in the contract of passage between passenger and shipowner requiring that an action for wrongful death be “commenced and process served * * * within one (1) year from the date when the death * * occurred” is invalid under Section 4283A of the Revised Statutes which makes unlawful maritime contract provisions which provide for “a shorter period * * * for the institution of suits on * * * claims [for loss of life or bodily injury] than one year” from the date of injury, or in the case of death, from the appointment…