Legal Opinion
Melanson v. Bay State Dredging & Contracting Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 25, 1943No. 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALEY, District Judge.
This is an action brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
Facts
On the evidence presented at the hearing on the motion, I find the following facts:
The Bay State Dredging & Contracting Company is a corporation with a usual place of business in Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
On March 20, 1942, the defendant was engaged in dredging work in Boston Harbor near Marginal Street in the Orient Heights section of Boston.
The dredging was being done in pursuance of a subcontract with Rowland…
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