Legal Opinion
Byron v. Bleakley Transportation Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 13, 1967No. 65-Civ. 478PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROAKE, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM
This is a motion by the Bleakley Transportation Co., Inc. (BLEAKLEY), to •open a default judgment entered against it on September 22, 1965. The petitioner relies on Rule 60(b) (6), Fed.R.Civ.P., which allows this court to set aside a default for “any other reason justifying relief from the operation of the judgment.” To grasp the respective positions of the parties, it is necessary to review the procedural history of this case to date.
The action, which was reduced to default on September 22, 1965, arose from the death of Millard E. Byron, an ordinary seaman,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Sophie Radack and Charles Radack v. Norwegian America Line Agency, Inc., and Den Norske Amerikalinje, A/sCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Nicholas Cavalliotis, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Supreme Navigation Corporation, Bankrupt v. Robert Salomon and Atlantis Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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