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UNITED PILOTS ASSN. v. HALECKI

No. 56.

358 U.S. 613 (1959)

UNITED NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY SANDY HOOK PILOTS ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. HALECKI, ADMINISTRATRIX.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Mahoney argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Nathan Baker argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Bernard Chazen and Milton Garber.

Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Doub, Samuel D. Slade, Leavenworth Colby and Seymour Farber filed a brief for the United States, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The administratrix of the estate of Walter J. Halecki brought this action against the owners of the pilot boat New Jersey to recover damages for Halecki's death, allegedly caused by inhalation of carbon tetrachloride fumes while working aboard that vessel. The action, based upon the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act, N. J. Stat. Ann. 2A:31-1, was brought in the federal court by reason of diversity of citizenship...

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