Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. S.S. Nassau
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 18, 1963PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONSAL, District Judge.
This is a wrongful death action brought in admiralty under the Death on the High Seas Act (46 U.S.C. § 761 et seq.). Libelant is the widow and executrix of the decedent, Dr. Samuel H. Schwartz. Respondent, Incres Steamship Company, is the owner of the SS NASSAU. On May 7, 1960, while decedent. *375and libelant were passengers aboard the SS NASSAU on a cruise from New York to Nassau, Dr. Schwartz became ill. He died the following day after having been removed from the ship to a hospital in North Carolina. Libelant was appointed as her husband’s executrix on May 20, 1960. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Max Geller and Anne Geller v. Holland-America LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Barrette v. Home Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Geller v. Holland-America LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Batkiewicz v. Seas Shipping Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1944
- Abbasciano v. Home Lines Agency, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1956
3Cited by7 opinions
- Safir v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
- Schwartz v. S.S. NassauCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Foresman v. Eastern Steamship CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Hayman v. Sitmar Cruises, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1993
- Johnson v. Commodore Cruise Lines, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995
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