TWEEDY v. ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY


190 F.Supp. 437 (1960)

Myrtle TWEEDY, as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits which were of Harold F. Tweedy, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

December 6, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Krisel, Beck & Taylor, New York City, for plaintiff, by Goldstein & Sterenfeld Jacob Rassner, New York City, of counsel.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for defendant; Walter X. Connor, George T. Delaney, James P. O'Neil, New York City, of counsel.


McGOHEY, District Judge.

The plaintiff sues under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering of her husband, Harold F. Tweedy.

The suit was tried to the court without a jury. The findings and conclusions appear in the opinion.

The deceased was 58 years old at his death. He was then employed as cook on the defendant's twin screw diesel tanker Esso Potomac. He had been a cook...

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