Grant v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in error sued to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while on board the defendant in error’s ship. The complaint was based upon a claim of negligence. It invokes support for his right to recover under the provisions of section 33 of the Jones Act (46 USCA § 688; U. S. Comp. St. 1923, § 8337a). On writ of error to this court, judgment in favor of the defendant in error was reversed, and the case was remanded for a new trial. 22 F.(2d) 488. The Appropriation Bill of 1918 (40 Stat. 683 [28 USCA §' 837]) provides:

“That courts of the United States,…