Burris v. Matson Nav. Co.

LEIBELL, District Judge.

This is a motion by defendant to dismiss the action on the ground that it is brought in the wrong jurisdiction. Plaintiff, a seaman and a resident of California, sues under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained while he was employed as a seaman on defendant’s S/S Honomu. It appears from affidavits annexed to the moving papers that defendant is a California corporation with its principal office in the City of San Francisco, California. .

In opposition to the motion plaintiff asserts that in the past defendant has…