Legal Opinion
Kozoidek v. Gearbulk, Ltd.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 17, 1979No. Civ. K-77-52, K-78-164 and K-78-1373PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
One common question is posed in these three cases. 1 In each of them injuries to longshoremen are asserted to have occurred within the territorial waters of the United States and to have been caused by the negligence of a shipowner. In each of them, the injured longshoreman and his wife seek together to recover for loss of consortium. 2 Defendants in these cases have moved to dismiss or to strike the consortium claims. The resolution of the issues presented by those motions rests heavily on the continued vitality of Judge Friendly’s conclusions in Igneri v.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Muratore v. M/S Scotia PrinceDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1987
- Houston v. Murmansk Shipping Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980