Swogger v. Waterman Steamship Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Murphy, P. J.
The original plaintiff, David D. Swogger, commenced this action in 1979, seeking damages against owners of commercial ships, on which plaintiff had served as a crew member, for injuries allegedly resulting from asbestos exposure. For three decades, Swogger had served as a marine engineer on various ships owned by the five defendants. The asbestos exposure is alleged to have occurred on the high seas.
In 1980, Swogger died of mesothelioma. His widow was substituted as plaintiff. She served an amended complaint asserting a cause of action for wrongful death. In…
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