Concacis Yohanes v. Ayers Steamship Co., Inc.

The appellant Yohanes complains of the district court’s action in dismissing his complaint upon defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 1 There is no dispute as to the material facts. We affirm.

Yohanes is a Greek seaman who sued for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained aboard the S/S SKI-NOS on April 6, 1970, when the vessel was in the port of New Orleans. Yohanes brought suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law against the foreign chartered and owned corporations which owned and operated the vessel and the domestic corporation which acted as the general agent for the…