Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Royal Mail Lines, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided December 20, 1956No. 17884PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES, District Judge.
Invoking the jurisdiction of this court upon the ground of diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, plaintiff has filed a complaint on the “law side” seeking damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while he was working as a longshoreman aboard the SS “Loch Gowan”, then moored at dock in the navigable waters of Los Angeles Harbor.
In one cause of action it is asserted that plaintiff’s injuries and consequent damages were a proximate result of a breach by the defendant shipowner, Royal Mail Lines, Ltd., of its implied warranty under maritime law of…
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