Legal Opinion
Katherine O'rourke, Claimant-Appellee, and Amelia O'rourke, Claimant-Appellant v. Merry Queen Transfer Corp., Petitioner-Appellee-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 9, 1967No. 30481_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
On March 8th, 1957, a vessel owned by the petitioner, Merry Queen Transfer Corp., struck the S.S. Steel Admiral and a water taxi, the Oscar Gordon, while in the territorial waters of the state of New York killing Thomas P. O’Rourke who was in charge of the Oscar Gordon.
Merry Queen Transfer Corp. filed a petition for limitation of liability in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York which resulted in a decree holding the Corporation liable for damage caused by the collision.
Amelia O’Rourke and Katherine O’Rourke, each claiming to be the lawful…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re ButtlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- In Re the Estate of DugroNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Stolz v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Dolan v. CelebrezzeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1966
- Steele v. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
3Cited by6 opinions
- Sebastian Scola v. Boat Frances, R., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Merry Queen Transfer Corp. v. O'RourkeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
- Gilroy v. Erie-Lackawanna RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Windbourne v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1979
- Voutsis v. Union Carbide Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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