ALPERT v. ZIM LINES

No. 231, Docket 30639.

370 F.2d 115 (1966)

Lillian ALPERT and Abraham Alpert, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ZIM LINES (also known as Israel Navigation Company, Ltd.), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided December 21, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan C. Rassner, New York City (Jacob Rassner, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas H. Healey, New York City (Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, Robert S. Blanc, Jr., New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and HAYS and FEINBERG, Circuit Judges.


FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

In January 1962, plaintiff Lillian Alpert was a passenger on board the S.S. Jerusalem, owned and operated by defendant Zim Lines, on a Caribbean cruise. Two days out at sea, plaintiff allegedly fell, fractured her left leg and required hospitalization for two months. Suit was brought that spring; after completion of discovery and pre-trial procedures, in April 1966 the case was assigned for trial in the Southern District of New York.

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