Legal Opinion
Kossick v. United Fruit Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 1961No. 96PublishedCited by 610 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This case calls in question the propriety of a dismissal before trial of the first cause of action in a seaman’s diversity complaint. Dismissal was on the ground that *732the allegations of the complaint are deficient by reason of the New York Statute of Frauds.
The allegations of the complaint, which for present purposes ■ must be taken as true, are in substance as follows: Petitioner, while employed as chief steward on one of the vessels of respondent, United Fruit Company, suffered a thyroid ailment, not attributable to any fault of the respondent, but with respect to which it concededly had a…
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