Legal Opinion
Close v. Calmar Steamship Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 15, 1968No. Civ. A. Nos. 37642, 38699, 40016, 36789, 3706, 37253, 36331, 37632, 36980, 37120, 37287, 37320, 37695, 37866, 37647 and 38125PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MASTERSON, District Judge.
These cases involve a series of suits brought by injured longshoremen to recover damages from the owners of ships upon which they were injured. The longshoremen allege negligence and unseaworthiness on the part of the shipowners. The suits were brought in the District Court as a matter of diversity jurisdiction under Title 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The longshoremen in all of these actions demanded a jury trial pursuant to their rights under the 7th Amendment of the United States Constitution and under Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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2Cases cited45 opinions
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. AnayaDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1980
- Blake v. Farrell Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Ohio Barge Line, Inc. v. Dravo CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Turner v. Transportacion Maritima Mexicana S. A.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Arroyo v. ChardonDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1981
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