Legal Opinion
O'NEILL v. Cunard White Star Limited
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 11, 1946PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
Respondent, appearing specially, moves for an order sustaining its exception to the jurisdiction of the court. The exception is-founded upon several grounds.
The suit is brought by libellant individually, and as “dependent widow” of a deceased seaman, and as administratrix of his estate, against the owner and operator of the vessel upon which he was employed, for damages sustained by the wrongful death of her husband caused by respondent’s negligence. The libel alleges that “the jurisdiction of this Court is predicated upon the General Maritime Law of the United States,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Western Fuel Co. v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Co. v. SealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Engel v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Lindgren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Reading Co. v. KoonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by13 opinions
- O'Neill v. Cunard White Star, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Theodore v. Zurich General Accident & Liability Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1961
- Phillips v. HeineCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Phillips v. HeineCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Robbins v. Esso Shipping CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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