United New York & New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Ass'n v. Halecki

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1959-02-24

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Mr. Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. The administratrix of the estate of Walter J. Halecki brought this action against the owners of the pilot boat New Jersey to recover damages for Halecki’s death, allegedly caused by inhalation of carbon tetrachloride fumes while working aboard that vessel. The action, based upon the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act, N. J. Stat. Ann. 2A:31-1, was br…

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