MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC.

No. 24198.

409 F.2d 32 (1969)

Petsonella MORAGNE, as personal representative of the Estate of Edward Moragne, Sr., Deceased and Petsonella Moragne, Individually, Appellants, v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 1, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. J. Hardee, Jr., Tampa, Fla., for appellants.

David C. G. Kerr, Dewey R. Villareal, Jr., William Terrell Hodges, John W. Boult, Tampa, Fla., for appellees.

Before WISDOM, THORNBERRY and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

On August 11, 1967, this Court entered its certificate certifying to the Supreme Court of Florida the following stipulated question:

"Does the Florida Death by Wrongful Act Statute give rise to a cause of action under principles of the maritime law of unseaworthiness for the wrongful death of a longshoreman caused by the unseaworthiness of a vessel on the navigable waters of the State of Florida?"

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