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Orona v. Isbrandtsen Company
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 3, 1962PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
Santiago Orona committed suicide aboard the s/s Cape Cod, on which he was employed as a bedroom steward, by drinking creosote, a disinfectant, while confined to the ship’s hospital. This action is brought against the operator of the vessel under the Jones Act 1 to recover damages for the benefit of his widow and a natural son; damages are also sought for conscious pain and suffering of the decedent.
Orona first showed signs of irrational conduct on May 9, 1959, when the vessel was proceeding coastwise toward Boca Grande, Florida. His irrational behavior became more…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Dyer v. MacDougallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Goldman v. GoldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Petition of Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, SADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Trahan v. Gulf Crews, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Daughdrill v. DIAMOND" M" DRILLING COMPANYDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1969
- Angela Orona, as Administratrix De Bonis Non of the Estate of Santiago Orona, Deceased v. Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., and United Mail Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Bednar v. United States Lines, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1973
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