Legal Opinion
Dassigienis v. Cosmos Carriers & Trading Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 22, 1970No. 68 Civ. 3225PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
Defendants move for summary judgment on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction, failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and forum non conveniens.
This is an action at law in which jurisdiction is predicated on the Jones Act and diversity of citizenship of the parties.
The parties entered into a stipulation as to the facts in this case. The plaintiff seaman is a Greek alien and a resident of Greece. During the latter part of April 1968, he signed on the vessel at Antwerp, , Belgium, pursuant to Greek articles. Hé was injured on the vessel on May 8, 1968…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Emilius August Tjonaman, Libelant-Appellant v. A/s Glittre and Fearnley & EgerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Giatilis v. the Steam Tanker DarnieDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1959
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Mattes v. National Hellenic American Line, S. A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- In Re the Complaint of American President Lines, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1995