Legal Opinion
Mullen v. Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 30, 1948No. 9591, 9592PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
Two seamen appeal from the dismissal by the District Court of their separate actions against defendant for injuries incurred by them while in its employ on sep arate ¡boats owned by it. Because the two cases involve identical issues they were argued together before the court below and consolidated for briefs and argument on appeal before this court.
The complaints filed by both appellants state, in paragraph 1 of each, that the actions arose under section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, known and hereafter referred to as the Jones Act, 46 U.S. C.A. § 688, 1 and, by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Lindquist v. DilkesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Topping v. FryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
- Branic v. Wheeling Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- Nolan v. General Seafoods CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Kevin Wingerter v. Chester Quarry CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Irwin H. Lawhorn v. The Atlantic Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Joseph v. Farnsworth Radio & Television Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- Pedersen v. Manitowoc Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
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