Legal Opinion
In Re Industrial Transportation Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 15, 1972No. 69-C-303PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COSTANTINO, District Judge.
On March 15, 1972 the tank ship Michael B. caught fire and exploded while at dock in the Hess Oil Terminal at Port Reading, New Jersey resulting in the death of Lucien Kempf, a seaman aboard the vessel. 1 Nine days after the accident, a limitation proceeding was filed in this court by the owner of the ill-fated vessel. The following month the charterer initiated a similar proceeding. Subsequently, Carol Kempf, widow of the decedent and administratrix of his estate, on her own behalf and on behalf of two infant children of the decedent born to her…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hector Lopez Sagastume v. Lampsis Navigation Ltd., as Owner of the DrosiaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Ivy v. Illinois Cent. Gulf R. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Matter of Adventure Bound Sports, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1994
- Buzan v. Kenner Boat Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1980
- Chen Chun Mei Chang v. Zenith Navigation S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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