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FLOYD v. LYKES BROS. S.S. CO., INC.

Civ. A. No. 84-6136.

655 F.Supp. 380 (1987)

Maria E. FLOYD, individually and as a personal representative of the Estate of James H. Floyd, deceased v. LYKES BROTHERS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

March 11, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Z. Steinman, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

John T. Biezup, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HANNUM, Senior District Judge.

The plaintiff, Maria E. Floyd, brought this action pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C. § 761, and the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, for the wrongful death of her father and improper disposition of her father's remains. The plaintiff alleges that her father, James H. Floyd, was a member of the crew of the SS Shirley Lykes; that the defendant owned, operated and managed the ship...

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