Legal Opinion
Schlesinger v. Italian Line
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 10, 1951PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlennon, J.
Plaintiff, a nonresident, was a passenger on a ship owned by defendant en route from Genoa, Italy, to Arica, Bolivia, when it caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea on January 21,1940. Shortly thereafter in Genoa, Italy, plaintiff and certain other passengers executed an instrument written in the Italian language whereby two Italian lawyers were retained to act for them with respect to their claims for damages. The attorneys were vested with “ every power, including the power of compromising, collecting, and issuing of receipts.” Acting upon the authorization, they instituted an action…
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