Legal Opinion
Peter Igneri and Theresa Igneri v. Cie. De Transports Oceaniques
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 18, 1963No. 351, Docket 27801PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
The issue, here presented for the first time in a federal Court of Appeals, is whether the wife of an injured longshoreman can recover for the loss of her husband’s consortium caused by negligence of the shipowner or unseaworthiness of the ship. Two other district judges have concluded, as Judge Bartels did here, that she cannot. Bergamaschi v. Isthmian Lines, Inc., 1959 A.M.C. 1862 (S.D.N.Y.); Pruitt v. M. S. Rigoletto, 211 F.Supp. 295 (E.D.Mich.1962). We agree.
Peter and Theresa Igneri, husband and wife, brought this action in the District Court for the Eastern…
2Cases cited79 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Millington v. Southeastern Elevator Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
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