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CHEW v. DIETRICH

No. 730, Docket 97-7476.

143 F.3d 24 (1998)

Patricia CHEW, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Daren Chew, deceased and William Chew, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bent DIETRICH, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Ciraldo, Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy (David B. McConnell, on the brief), Portland, ME, for Appellants.

Cary R. Wiener, Kirlin, Campbell & Keating (Brett M. Popolow, Richard H. Sommer, on the brief), New York City, for Appellee.

Before: WINTER, Chief Judge, MESKILL, Circuit Judge, and MARTIN, District Judge.

MARTIN, District Judge:

When Daren Chew agreed to sail in a race from Newport, Rhode Island to Bermuda as a member of the crew on a yacht owned by Bent Dietrich, the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution was no doubt the furthest thing from their minds. Yet, as a result of Chew's tragic death on the return voyage and his parents' subsequent suit against Dietrich, this Court must explore the limits of the Due Process Clause to determine whether Dietrich...

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