Legal Opinion
Blanco v. Gulf Coast Transportation, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided October 27, 1964No. 10296PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss a Jones Act complaint for improper venue. Title 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 provides that the action provided for therein may be brought where defendant resides, or where his principal place of business is located. Defendant argues this to be the sole special venue provision applicable to Jones Act cases, unaffected by 28 U.S. C.A. § 1391(c) of the Judicial Code.
The decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Leith v. Oil Transport Co., 321 F.2d 591 (1963) supports defendant’s position. This case relied upon the doctrine of Fourco Glass Co. v.…
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