Legal Opinion
Ludena v. the Santa Luisa
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 24, 1953PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
This is an action in rem against the steamship Santa Luisa. The libel was filed September 9, 1949, and contains two causes of action. The Grace Line, Inc., as the owner of the vessel and the claimant herein, filed an answer to the libel on October 18, 1949. Libelant was a passenger on the vessel bound from Callao, Peru, for New York. She purchased her ticket (Ex. A) and boarded the vessel on March 7, 1949. She was injured aboard ship about 7:30 p. m. March 15th. Paragraph Third of the libel alleges:
“ * * * On or about March 14th, 1949, while transitting the Panama…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- De Zon v. American President Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Moore v. American Scantic Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Osipuk v. Oceanic Steam Nav. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
3Cited by4 opinions
- Rechany v. RolandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Summers v. Motor Ship Big Ron TomDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1967
- Levinowitz v. StabDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Weddle v. WestDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1967