Legal Opinion
Braner v. Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 22, 1942No. 2540PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
The plaintiff is the widow of Charles Braner and brings this action under Act of March 4, 1915, Chap. 153, § 20, 38 Stat. 1185, as amended by Act of June 5, 1920, Chap. 250, § 33, 41 Stat. 1007, 46 U. S.C.A. § 688.
The defendant operated and controlled the tugboat Invincible. The complaint alleges that the deceased was employed “as a seaman” on said tug Invincible, and that on July 20, 1941, while the tugboat was towing a float, also operated and controlled by the defendant, he met his death as a result of the negligence of the defendant in New York harbor.
The answer,…
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