Legal Opinion
Mincy v. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 7, 1950PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, District Judge.
This is an action by a seaman to recover damages for personal injuries under the Jones Act, 41 Stat. 1007, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and to recover for maintenance and cure.
Defendant has moved this court to dismiss the cause of action brought pursuant to the Jones Act on the ground that the action violates the venue provisions of the Act, or in the alternative to transfer the action to the Eastern District of Michigan under the provisions of Sec. 1406(a), Title 28 U.S.C.A.
The Jones Act provides that “jurisdiction in such actions shall be under the court of the district in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bagner v. Blidberg Rothchild Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1949
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc. v. SiposDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Southern Paperboard Corporation v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- The Pure Oil Company v. Pascual SuarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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