Legal Opinion
Ullah v. Canion Shipping Co., Ltd.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 22, 1984No. Civ. H-82-668PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge.
A Pakistani seaman has here sued a Greek shipowner seeking to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while on board defendant’s ship. The primary question before the Court is whether Greek or American law should be applied to the claims asserted by this foreign seaman.
Plaintiff's injuries were sustained on July 20, 1980, while the M/V CONCORDIA ION was docked in the Port of Baltimore. His three-count complaint has been brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. Section 688 and under the general maritime law of the United States. 1 The complaint…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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