Condry v. Buckeye S. S. Co.

SCHOONMAKER, District Judge.

This is an action wherein plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the death of Gerald J. Condry, a coal passer on a merchant steam vessel known as the “Alexander McDougall”, engaged in the basin of the Great Lakes and connecting waters. The plaintiff alleges that decedent’s death was caused by negligence on the part of the defendant.

Plaintiff has filed a motion for the production of documents under Rule 34 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c. Defendant is objecting, on the ground that the documents called for, do not come within the…