Legal Opinion
Shield v. Bayliner Marine Corp.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 12, 1993No. Civ. N-87-221 (WWE)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
EGINTON, Senior District Judge.
FACTS
In June 1985, the decedent Daniel Edward Shield fell from the bow of a boat manufactured by defendant Bayliner Marine Corp. and was fatally injured. The accident occurred on the Potomac River, which is a state territorial waterway. At the time of his death, Daniel was fourteen years old and unemployed.
As administrator of the estate of his son, plaintiff Dennis Shield settled the estate’s claims against the owner/operator of the boat for the sum of $299,000. In the same capacity, plaintiff filed this survival…
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- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- American International Group, Inc. v. London American International Corporation Limited and Midland Bank LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- H. Azzopardi, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Paul Azzopardi, Deceased v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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