PIASCIK v. TRADER NAVIGATION CO.

No. 103, Docket 21479.

178 F.2d 886 (1949)

PIASCIK v. TRADER NAVIGATION CO., Ltd., et al.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob Rassner, of New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Reid, Cunningham & Freehill, of New York City (Frederick H. Cunningham, of New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CHASE, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This case well illustrates the procedural difficulties which may develop in a dilatorily conducted litigation. On June 11, 1943, plaintiff brought this action for the death of her husband September 10, 1941, from injuries sustained by him on August 21, 1941, in the performance of his duties as a seaman on the S. S. "Scottish Trader." She named three as defendants, two as British corporations or "entities" and one as a New York corporation; and...

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