Case Name: THE VULCANIA. SACHS v. ITALIA S. A. DI NAVIGAZIONE
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1941-04-22
Citations: 41 F. Supp. 849
Docket Number: 
Parties: THE VULCANIA. SACHS v. ITALIA S. A. DI NAVIGA-ZIONE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Supplement
Volume: 41
Pages: 849–849

Head Matter:
THE VULCANIA. SACHS v. ITALIA S. A. DI NAVIGA-ZIONE.
District Court, S. D. New York.
April 22, 1941.
Peter T. Kourides, of New York City, for plaintiff.
Dorsey, Adams & Walker, of New York City, for defendant.

Opinion:
HULBERT, District Judge.
MEMO endorsed on exceptions to second amended libel.
Exceptions to the original libel were sustained because no cause of action was set up.
The first amended libel fell short of alleging a cause of action under Sec. 4 of "The Death On the High Seas Act", 46 U.S.C.A. § 764, but upon the unusual allegations, rather inartistically drafted, I held that on the face of the allegations a cause of action was set forth under section 1, 46 U.S.C.A. § 761.
I feel now that that conclusion was wrong and, since the libelant has sufficiently pleaded the law of Italy to bring the cause .of action within the provisions of Section 4, I will reverse my prior determination as to Section 1.