Legal Opinion
Pate v. Standard Dredging Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1952No. 13405PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This civil action at law to recover damages under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, commonly called the Jones Act, and for maintenance, was commenced by appellant, John E. Pate, in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 80th Judicial District, and was removed by appellee, Standard Dredging Company, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on the ground of diversity of citizenship and requisite jurisdictional amount in controversy. A motion by appellant to remand the case to the state court was overruled. Thereafter, the…
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