Legal Opinion
O'Connell MacHinery Co., Inc. v. MV AMERICANA
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 9, 1983No. 82 Civ. 6341 (WK)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought an action against the Italian Line and the M.V. “AMERICANA,” one of its vessels, for damages alleged to have been suffered by a generator transported on that ship from Genoa, Italy, to the port of New York. The case is before us on a motion to dismiss the complaint against the M.V. “AMERICANA.” For reasons stated below, the motion is granted.
BACKGROUND
Section 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), Pub.L. No. 94-583, 90 Stat. 2892, declares, in substance, that actions brought against a vessel owned by a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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