HUGHES v. ROOSEVELT


26 F.Supp. 597 (1939)

HUGHES v. ROOSEVELT.

District Court, S. D. New York.

February 1, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas B. Axtell, of New York City (Dominick Blasi, of Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel), for libelant.

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (John L. Quinlan, of New York City, of counsel), for respondent.


HULBERT, District Judge.

Hearing upon exceptions to the amended libel.

The libelant was a passenger, invited as a guest of the respondent aboard his yacht "Mistress".

On August 10th, 1934 the spinnaker carried away, struck libelant upon his head, knocked him down and caused him to sustain the injuries complained of.

The original libel was filed in this Court on October 19th, 1937. Exceptions filed thereto July 8th, 1938, were sustained November...

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