Legal Opinion
Warren v. . Morse Dry Dock Repair Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1923PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
The plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of Francis J. Warren, who met his death while working on the steamship Ardmore, then undergoing repairs in the defendant’s dry dock.
Most of the questions in the case are answered by our opinion in Danielsen v. Morse Dry Dock & Repair Company (235 N. Y. 439).
The defendant attempts a distinction between death cases and others. Courts of admiralty, when assuming jurisdiction in cases of death, do not enforce a right of action existing under the general maritime law (Western Fuel Co. v. Garcia, 257 U. S. 233, 240). They enforce a right of action…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Western Fuel Co. v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Shanahan v. . Monarch Engineering Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Danielsen v. . Morse Dry Dock Repair Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
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