Legal Opinion
McFarlin v. Alcoa Steamship Company
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 1962No. Civ. A. 29906PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
Defendant has moved to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a). 1
The action was brought under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 688) by a merchant seaman, on a claim that he fell and fractured his arm on returning to the defendant’s vessel from shore leave in New Orleans, Louisiana. He alleges that the fall was caused by defendant’s failure to provide a temporary gang rail with adequate hand lines.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Markantonatos v. Maryland Drydock Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1953
- Medich v. American Oil CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
- Robbins Music Corp. v. Alamo Music, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Pacific Car and Foundry Company v. Honorable Martin Pence, United States District Judge, District of Hawaii, and L. C. O'Neil Trucks Pty. LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Willemijn Houdstermaatschaapij BV v. Apollo Computer Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
- Clendenin v. United Fruit Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Fitzgerald v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Farley v. McDonnell Douglas Truck Services, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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