Legal Opinion
Janie R. Lee, of the Estate of Stanley Lee, Deceased v. Walworth Valve Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1973No. 72-2360PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
There was a rupture of a steam valve in the engine room of the USS Trenton, while she was cruising on the high seas off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A chief petty officer, on watch at the time in the engine room, was killed by escaping steam. He was a citizen of South Carolina, and he left his widow and executrix, who is a citizen and resident of that State. As executrix, she filed this action for wrongful death in the District Court for the District of South Carolina against Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co., the builder of the Trenton, and against Walworth Valve…
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