Estate of Kauzlarich v. Exxon Company, USA

ORDER

BLATT, District Judge.

Plaintiff’s intestate, George L. Kauzlarich, allegedly came to his wrongful death on February 12, 1971, while employed aboard the defendant’s vessel, S/S Esso New Orleans, when said vessel was on the high seas in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 83 miles from land. The above entitled action was instituted on April 1, 1975, more than four (4) years after the death of plaintiff’s intestate, the complaint alleging that the deceased’s wrongful death was due to the negligence of the defendant’s agents, servants, and employees, and, additionally, due' to the…