Legal Opinion
Ava McClure Administratrix of the Estate of Eugene McClure Deceased v. United States Lines Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1966No. 10014PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge.
The widow of an American seaman seeks damages because of the death of her husband following a fall into the waters of a French harbor. Her theory is that members of the crew of the American .Angler were negligent in the performance of a duty of assistance, arising under French law, when her thoroughly •drunken husband was attempting to find his own ship, the Keystone State.
At approximately 11:45 P.M. on March '31, 1961, McClure was attempting to return from authorized shore leave to the Keystone State, which was then moored .at the outer mole at the port of La…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional De Marineros De HondurasSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Loranger v. NadeauCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
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- Oscar E. Cox v. Chesapeake Ohio Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- McDonough v. KelloggDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
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