Legal Opinion
Floyd v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 11, 1987No. Civ. A. No. 84-6136PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HANNUM, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiff, Maria E. Floyd, brought this action pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. § 761, and the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. •§ 688, for the wrongful death of her father and improper disposition of her father’s remains. The plaintiff alleges that her father, James H. Floyd, was a member of the crew of the SS Shirley Lykes; that the defendant owned, operated and managed the ship; and that as a result of the defendant’s negligence and of the ship’s unseaworthiness, Mr. Floyd sustained injuries and illness which caused his death…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Floyd, Maria E., Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Floyd, James H., Deceased v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Jackson v. McKay-Davis Funeral Home, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2011