Jennifer Hagel Smith, center, the widow of George A. Smith IV, heads to the probate court at Greenwich Town Hall.
(Helen Neafsey/Staff photos)
Widow, parents face off over settlement
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer
A year of legal wrangling between the parents of a honeymooner who vanished from a Mediterranean cruise and his widow culminated in a probate hearing that began yesterday at Town Hall.
The parents of George A. Smith IV are fighting a $1 million-plus settlement that his widow, Jennifer Hagel Smith, reached with Royal Caribbean International following his disappearance from a cruise ship on July 5, 2005.
Maureen and George A. Smith III want the estate to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the cruise operator.
The hearing, which is expected to continue today, will include as witnesses, Hagel Smith, mother Maureen Smith, threeMiami -based maritime lawyers and a Cheshire economist best known for his work helping Sept. 11, 2001, families determine the economic damages they incurred as a result of the terrorist attacks....
(Helen Neafsey/Staff photos)
Widow, parents face off over settlement
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer
A year of legal wrangling between the parents of a honeymooner who vanished from a Mediterranean cruise and his widow culminated in a probate hearing that began yesterday at Town Hall.
The parents of George A. Smith IV are fighting a $1 million-plus settlement that his widow, Jennifer Hagel Smith, reached with Royal Caribbean International following his disappearance from a cruise ship on July 5, 2005.
Maureen and George A. Smith III want the estate to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the cruise operator.
The hearing, which is expected to continue today, will include as witnesses, Hagel Smith, mother Maureen Smith, three
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