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DOYLE v. ALBATROSS TANKER CORP.

No. 331, Docket 30157.

367 F.2d 465 (1966)

Jeanne DOYLE, Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel Nathaniel Doyle, Libelant-Appellee, v. ALBATROSS TANKER CORP. and Overseas Navigation Corp., Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Huttner, Rolnick, Ezratty & Huttner, New York City, for libelant-appellee.

Thomas J. Short, Dougherty, Ryan, Mahoney & Pellegrino, Lawrence J. Mahoney, Albert D. Koch, New York City, for respondents-appellants.

Before WATERMAN, MOORE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Samuel Nathaniel Doyle, chief steward aboard the S.S. Erna Elizabeth, an American flag vessel, was shot and killed by a fellow crew member while the vessel was under way and more than a marine league from the shores of the United States. His widow, Jeanne Doyle, as administratrix of his estate, brought an action for damages at law for his death under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, based on a claim of employer negligence, and while that...

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