Legal Opinion
Gerrish v. Panama Canal Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSolomon Boneparth, J.
Action in negligence tried before the court without a jury. Findings and conclusions were waived. Plaintiff, Celia Gerrish, was injured when she was thrown from a chair in the lounge of the S. S. Panama, during a severe storm.
The storm commenced on the evening of January 4, 1956 and continued until after the accident (the basis of this suit) on January 5,1956. Plaintiffs, wife and husband, were passengers on the S. S. Panama, owned and operated by the defendant.
On the morning of January 5 the vessel was on its way from Haiti to New York. Mrs. Gerrish had breakfast in her stateroom, and left…
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- The ArabicCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Compagnie Générale Transatlantique v. BumpCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
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