Legal Opinion
Helgesen v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 3, 1966No. 63 AD 1048PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANNELLA, District Judge.
Action by plaintiff, administratrix of the deceased, for money damages for pain and suffering and for wrongful death as a result of the alleged negligence of the defendant’s vessel, dismissed at the end of the entire case.
The action was commenced by a libel on the admiralty side of the court. Since its commencement, changes in the admiralty rules have been adopted, resulting in changes of procedure and nomenclature. 1
The old concept of -sovereign immunity against claims for damages has long been abandoned in the admiralty field. Suits based on admiralty claims may be…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Western Fuel Co. v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- The Tungus v. SkovgaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hess v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Thomason v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Hornsby v. Fishmeal CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1968
- Pascua v. Astrocielo Neptunea Armandora, S.A.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1985
- Taghadomi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005