Legal Opinion
McGuire v. City of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 30, 1961PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
Resopondent’s exception to the libel in this action raises the question as to whether the admiralty jurisdiction of this court extends to injuries suffered by a bather at a public bathing beach in New York City.
The libellant alleges in her libel that the respondent, The City of New York, owned a public bathing beach known as Midland Beach and invited the libellant to enjoy the waters of such beach in return for payment of a stipulated charge. It alleges that while libellant was lawfully in the waters at said public bathing beach she was caused to sustain an injury to…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
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3Cited by34 opinions
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