Legal Opinion
Van Beeck v. Sabine Towing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 1, 1937No. 460PublishedCited by 188 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cardozo
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (June 5, 1920, c. 250, § 33, 41 Stat. 1007; 46 U. S. C. § 688) gives a cause of action for damages to the personal representative of a seaman who has suffered death in the course of his employment by reason of his employer’s negligence. The question is whether the liability abates where the beneficiary of the cause of action, in this case the mother of the seaman, dies during the pendency of a suit in her behalf.
The steam tow-boat, Edgar F. Coney, sank on January 28, 1930, with the loss of all on board. The respondent, Sabine Towing Company, Inc., the owner of…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- North Carolina Railroad v. ZacharySupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by188 opinions
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