Legal Opinion
Rosario v. Waterman Steamship Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 22, 1957PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, District Judge.
These actions were transferred to this Court from the City Court, New York County. Plaintiffs have moved to remand them. Defendants have moved for their transfer to the District of Puerto Rico. The motion to remand is denied. The motion to transfer is granted.
Each complaint purports to state two claims; one under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688; and one based on unseaworthiness under the general maritime law. Plaintiffs are all longshoremen who were injured while working for stevedores in Puerto Rico aboard the vessels of the respective defendants.
Plaintiffs claim that…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Barber v. New England Fish CompanyAlaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Brooks v. Merck & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2006
- Lonthier v. Northwest InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Korber v. LehmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963
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