Legal Opinion
Lauro v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 22, 1947No. 90, Docket 20140PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
In previous consideration of this case, we certified to the Supreme Court of the United States, Lauro v. United States, 2 Cir., 157 F.2d 416, the question whether a libel for damages for wrongful death will lie under the Public Vessels Act of 1925, 46 U.S.C.A. § 781 et seq. The Supreme Court answered affirmatively, American Stevedores, Inc., v. Porello et al., 330 U.S. 446, 67 S.Ct. 847, and the case is now before us for disposition of its remaining issues.
Libelant’s intestate, Lauro, was a longshoreman in the employ of a stevedore who, pursuant to contract, was loading a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- American Stevedores, Inc. v. PorelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Warner v. GoltraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by38 opinions
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