Legal Opinion
Hutchinson v. Dickie
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1947No. 10415PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from a decree in admiralty, dismissing appellant’s petition for exoneration from or limitation of liability, awarding damages against him in the sum of $30,-000.00 for the wrongful death of appellee’s decedent, one James S. Dickie.
On September 20, 1943, appellant, Gene C. Hutchinson, the owner of the pleasure cabin cruiser “Cappy”, invited James S. Dickie, Clinton Barry and Arlington Smith to go with him in the Cappy on a pleasure cruise on Lake Erie. During the cruise Dickie was drowned.
On August 9, 1944, appellant Hutchinson filed a petition for exoneration from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc. v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Petterson Lighterage & T. Corp. v. New York Central R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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