District Court, E.D. Kentucky November 8, 1973, 6:05-misc-00037 (In Re Complaint of American Commercial Lines, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM

SWINFORD, District Judge.

The record is before the court for resolution of the appropriate measure of damages. The claimants in this action originally commenced in state court on negligence grounds argue that the Kentucky Wrongful Death Statutes should govern, while the plaintiffs (hereinafter: barge lines) contend that the measure of damages should be ascertained with reference to