Legal Opinion
Wurtenberger v. Cunard Line Limited
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 22, 1974No. 72 Civ. 3171 HRTPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss, pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 12(b) (2), for lack of jurisdiction over the person of Francis Joseph McKenna. For the reasons hereinafter stated, this motion is denied.
In February, 1971, McKenna was employed by Cunard Line, Ltd., as ship’s surgeon aboard the Queen Elizabeth II (“QE2”). On February 13, 1971, the QE2 departed from the New York Harbor for a thirteen day cruise to the Caribbean. Plaintiffs, Frederick Wurten-berger (“Wurtenberger”) and Sylvia Wurtenberger, were passengers on the cruise and, like the other passengers, boarded the…
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