Legal Opinion
Angela Orona, as Administratrix De Bonis Non of the Estate of Santiago Orona, Deceased v. Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., and United Mail Steamship Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 30, 1963No. 183, Docket 27668PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant Isbrandtsen Company appeals from so much of the judgment of the court below as awards to Angela Orona, widow of the decedent, damages for the wrongful death of Santiago Orona, pursuant to the provisions of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688.
Santiago, a seaman, committed suicide aboard one of defendant’s vessels under circumstances fully described by the court below. 204 F.Supp. 777 (S.D.N.Y.1962). Appellant does not contest the amply supported finding that the negligence of defendant’s agents contributed substantially to Santiago’s death. It does contest the widow’s right to recover.
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