Legal Opinion
Chute v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 30, 1978No. Civ. A. 72-3412-FPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
After a trial by this court on the issue of liability in the above entitled action, the defendant, the United States, was held liable for the wrongful deaths of Dr. James L. Chute and Mr. Harlan L. Matthews, guest passengers on the yacht, the AD LIB II, which sank on September 30, 1971 in Nantucket Sound when it struck the wreck of a Navy ship, the PC1203. 1 The plaintiffs, James A. Chute, the son and the administrator of the estate of Dr. Chute, and Helen L. Dotteridge, the daughter and the administratrix of the estate of Mr. Matthews, now seek an award of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Manchester v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by18 opinions
- 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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