Woolf v. Reed
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtBirdie Amsterdam, J.
On a prior motion for dismissal of the complaint for legal insufficiency, the court stated: “ Pour causes are stated with respect to an injury sustained in the course of a world cruise * * *. Defendants object that plaintiff has
failed to allege the longitude and latitude of the ship at the time of the accident and injury and at the places where duty was breached and the law or laws of such places giving rise to a claim of right to recover the damage sought. Plaintiff is entitled to rely upon the duty undertaken and upon the proposition that the laws of civilized countries afford remedy and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carroll v. . Staten Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Dyke v. Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Fish v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Andretto Bank A. G. v. Goodbody & Co.New York Supreme Court · 1958