Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. U. S. Tank Ship Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 29, 1936PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANDELBAUM, District Judge.
The respondent seeks an order vacating the demand for a trial by jury served by the libelant.
The libel herein was filed in personam for damages for personal injuries sustained by the libelant, while a seaman on the respondents’ ship at sea, the injuries being attributed to respondents’ failure to take proper precautions to protect libelant’s safety.
The suit is brought under what is commonly known as the Jones Act, which incorporated by reference the provisions of' the Federal Employment Liability Act (title 46 U.S.C.A. § 688).
The libelant has served a jury demand…
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