Legal Opinion
Cusanelli v. Klaver
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 23, 1982No. CV 81-0547PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
PLATT, District Judge.
On May 27, 1978, Thomas Cusanelli was allegedly injured during an attempt to re-float a grounded vessel, the EL MAR II (El Mar), owned and operated by Leonard Klaver, when a stern towing cleat “ruptured and ripped off” the El Mar and “cata pulted” into his body. Complaint ¶ 13. At the time of the injury, Mr. Cusanelli was on active duty with the Coast Guard on board vessel CG 413-49. Mr. Cusanelli brought this action in New York State Supreme Court asserting a negligence claim against Mr. Klaver and a products liability claim against Perko Manufacturing…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Lambert Run Coal Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Lundberg v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Armstrong v. Alabama Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Friedr. Zoellner (New York) Corporation v. Tex Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Thomas Cusanelli v. Leonard Klaver, and Perko Manufacturing Corp., Perkins Marine Lamp & Hardware Corp., and Perko, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Cyr v. MayoDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1984