Legal Opinion
Batkiewicz v. Seas Shipping Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 28, 1945PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is a suit for alleged wrongful death of Frank J. Batkiewicz who lost his life at sea by jumping overboard on June 30, 1941, while a passenger on the S. S Robin Locksley, a vessel owned and operated by the respondent.
The libel alleges that the death was caused by the negligence of the captain and officers of the vessel in failing to protect or guard the deceased after knowledge that he was in a “mentally deficient” condition.
The deceased had previously been a seaman on the S. S. Robin Moor, which was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on May 21, 1941, while on a…
2Cited by7 opinions
- Reck v. Pacific-Atlantic S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Whitaker v. Blidberg-Rothchild CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1961
- Rafferman v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Orona v. Isbrandtsen CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Walker v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1951
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