Legal Opinion
Holliday v. Pacific Atlantic S. S. Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 29, 1953No. 1582PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODNEY, District Judge.
This was a libel filed by the widow of Clinton Holliday as his administratrix under the provisions of the Jones Act. 1 There were no children. The action was based upon the death of Clinton Holliday allegedly attributable to the respondent.
The decedent died February 18, 1942. The libel was not filed until January 24, 1945. Discovery process and other causes prevented a hearing until November, 1947. This hearing was had and testimony taken upon the questions of:(a) alleged negligence of the respondent or the unseaworthiness of the boat as the cause of the traumatic…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Lincoln v. PowerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Thompson v. CampCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Southern Pac. Co. v. De Valle Da CostaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1911
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Joyce O'connor, as Administratrix of the Estate of Benedict O'connor, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Brooks v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1967
- Wm. G. Roe & Company v. Armour & Company, Armour & Company v. Wm. G. Roe & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Florence Renaldi, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Renaldi, Deceased v. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- O'Toole v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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