Legal Opinion
Holley v. the Steamship Manfred Stansfield
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 11, 1960No. 7802PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
This case was previously before this Court at which time the libel was dismissed for reasons fully stated in an opinion reported in Holley v. The Manfred Stansfield, D.C.E.D.Va., 165 F.Supp. 660. On appeal, following the later decision in The Tungus v. Skovgaard, 358 U.S. 588, 79 S.Ct. 503, 3 L.Ed.2d 524, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the negligence of the decedent would not completely bar a recovery under Virginia law as the death occurred on navigable waters. Holley v. The Manfred Stansfield, 4 Cir., 269 F.2d 317, 322.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by28 opinions
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Robert U. Scott v. Isbrandtsen Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- United States Lines Company v. Leroy WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Ferrante v. Swedish American LinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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