O'CONNELL v. NAESS

No. 217, Docket 21221.

176 F.2d 138 (1949)

O'CONNELL v. NAESS.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levy, Galotta & Corcoran, New York City, attorneys for plaintiff-appellant; William J. Corcoran, New York City, counsel.

Haight, Deming, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, attorneys for defendants-appellees; Walter G. Evans, New York City, counsel.

Before L. HAND, SWAN and AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judges.


AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband James O'Connell brings this action to recover damages for his death upon the theory that it was caused by the negligence of the defendants. O'Connell was employed as a rigger by the Bethlehem Steel Company at the latter's yard at Hoboken, New Jersey, where he was engaged in removing piston No. 2 from a diesel engine on the tanker Solstad which was owned and operated...

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