Legal Opinion
Houston v. Murmansk Shipping Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 23, 1980No. Civ. No. K-78-1373PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
The accident which gave rise to this action occurred on or about June 4, 1977, while defendant’s vessel was berthed in Baltimore. Frederick Houston, a longshoreman, was severely injured while the vessel was being unloaded. Plaintiffs allege diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(2) and pray a jury trial.1 Originally, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was named as defendant. Subsequently, Murmansk Shipping Company, an entity entirely owned by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was substituted as defendant.
Defendant has filed a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- American Export Lines, Inc. v. AlvezSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Organization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1979
- Jet Line Services, Inc. v. M/V Marsa El HarigaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1978
- Edlow International Co. v. Nuklearna Elektrarna KrskoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Icenogle v. Olympic AirwaysDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ruggiero v. Compania Peruana de Vapores "Inca Capac Yupanqui"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Domenico Ruggiero v. Compania Peruana De Vapores "Inca Capac Yupanqui", Simon Dodson v. Polski Linie Oceaniczne Gdynia, "Domeyko", Ciro Locascio v. P. M. Jakarta Lloyd "Djatiprana"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981