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CRETELLA v. LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING & CONST. CO., INC.

No. 73-897.

404 F.Supp. 663 (1975)

Joseph A. CRETELLA, as Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits which were of Alfred Joseph Cretella, Deceased, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LOCKHEED SHIPBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., and Walworth Co., Defendants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

November 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin S. Block, Brooklyn, N. Y., Arnold S. Goodstein, Goodstein & Jennings, Charleston, S. C., for plaintiffs.

Thomas E. Byrne, Jr., Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., Michael J. Kilcommons, Cowin, Kilcommons & Buglione, Brooklyn, N. Y., for defendant Walworth Co.

William G. Symmers, Symmers, Fish & Warner, New York City, for defendant Lockheed.

Terence P. Gargan, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, New York City, for third party defendant.

COSTANTINO, District Judge.

This case involves five wrongful death and three personal injury actions resulting from an explosion of a valve in a United States Navy vessel. The issue presented here is whether the entire case, or simply the personal injury actions, should be submitted to the jury. After a review of relevant authorities, this court concludes that the entire case should be submitted to the jury.

In Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Gaudet,

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