Sherbin v. S. G. Embiricos, Ltd.

WEST, District Judge.

The plaintiff, Leo Sherbin, is a resident of the State of Louisiana, and at the time of the accident complained of, was in the employ of Baton Rouge Marine Contractors, Inc., a Louisiana stevedoring corporation. The respondent, Compañía Naviera Resolute, S.A., is a non-resident, foreign corporation, and is the owner of the ship S/S Dorian. (Plaintiff originally named as respondent S. G. Embiricos, Ltd., but later amended his complaint to name as respondent Compañía Naviera Resolute, S.A., the true owner of said vessel.)

The S/S Dorian is an ocean-going vessel, and at the…