Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 21, 1957PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
Two motions have been presented to the Court. The first one brings up exceptions by the respondents to the five alleged causes of action contained in the libel, on the ground that the libel fails to state causes of action either in admiralty or at law. The second motion seeks to transfer the second, third, fourth and fifth causes of action from the admiralty to the civil docket.
The action was started by a libel in admiralty. It was brought by the administrators of the estate of Elvia B. Varela who is alleged to have been a stewardess on board an aircraft owned and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- The " Scotland"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Wilson v. Transocean AirlinesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1954
- Ruth M. Noel and Wm. H. Frantz, Executors of the Estate of Marshal L. Noel, Deceased v. Linea Aeropostal VenezolanaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Moody v. McDanielDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1960
- Bergeron v. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, NVDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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