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BLANCO v. UNITED STATES

No. 85-6044.

775 F.2d 53 (1985)

Fidel Catarino BLANCO, as Administrator of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Catarino Blanco, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul S. Edelman, New York City (Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City), for plaintiff-appellant.

Janis G. Schulmeisters, Atty. in Charge, Torts Branch, Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, New York City (Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, New York City), for defendant-appellee.

Before FRIENDLY and PRATT, Circuit Judges, and METZNER, District Judge.

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal in a suit in admiralty for the wrongful death of a seaman, begun more than seven years ago and never tried, raises interesting questions, some seemingly of first impression, too numerous for summarization. We affirm.

The facts, gleaned from the complaint and other papers, are as follows: Plaintiff, a citizen of the United States, was granted limited letters of administration by...

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