Legal Opinion
Joseph M. Trihey, Administrator of the Estate of Maria G. Muna, Deceased v. Transocean Air Lines, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1958No. 15446PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the District Court for the Central District of California in an action in admiralty for the wrongful death of three passengers lost in the crash of an airplane operated by Transocean Air Lines, Inc., a corporation (hereinafter, Trans-ocean), over the Pacific Ocean on July 12, 1953. It arises under the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 761-768 (hereinafter, D.H.S.A.). Exclusive jurisdiction is conferred on the admiralty court. 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 761; Higa v. Transocean Airlines, 9 Cir., 1955, 230 F.2d 780. The action is against…
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