Nickerson v. American Dredging Co.

MADDEN, District Judge.

This is an action instituted by plaintiff, Henry D. Nickerson, against the defendant, his employer, American Dredging Company, for injuries resulting to him on July 18, 1953 when, while employed as a deck hand on a dredging vessel of defendant, he was injured. Suit was instituted by plaintiff in the New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division. The cause was removed here upon the petition of defendant showing diversity of citizenship between plaintiff and defendant and the necessary jurisdictional amount in controversy. The plaintiff now seeks to have the cause remanded to…