Legal Opinion
Gavelek v. Coscol Petroleum Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided December 28, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-70713PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., District Judge.
The Plaintiffs complaint in this cause alleges in Paragraph one that the action is brought “in accordance with an act of Congress known as the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and in accordance with the General Maritime and Admiralty Law.” In Paragraph Four, the Complaint reads, “[plaintiff thrusts two causes of action against the Defendant, namely: (1) negligence of Defendant under the Jones Act wherein Defendant failed to provide Plaintiff with a safe place to work, and (2) unseaworthiness of the said vessel under the General…
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