Legal Opinion
Merry Queen Transfer Corp. v. O'Rourke
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 5, 1967No. 20622PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTELS, District Judge.
In this proceeding the petitioner sought to exonerate or limit its liability as owner of the tankship Val-T by reason of a claim for the wrongful death of Thomas P. O’Rourke, who was killed in a collision when the petitioner’s vessel struck a water taxi in charge of the decedent. The claimants, infant children of the deceased, obtained a final decree in their favor under the New York wrongful death statute (Section 132 of the Decedent Estate Law, McKinney’s Con-sol.Laws, c. 13). However, in entering the final decree on November 16, 1965, the claimants and the Clerk…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Klapprott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. KarahaliasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Flamm v. NobleNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- West Virginia Oil & Gas Co., Inc. v. George E. Breece Lumber Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Paul J. Glick v. White Motor Company v. North American Rockwell Corp., (Third Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Sebastian Scola v. Boat Frances, R., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Lionel Aubin v. Stanley FudalaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Warner v. City of Bay St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Howard S. Lee, Eric Lee and Lester Lee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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