Legal Opinion
George Grevas v. M/v Olympic Pegasus, Her Engines, Boilers, Boats, Tackle, Apparel, MacHinery Etc., in Rem, and Somerset Navigation Co., in Personam
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1977No. 76-2387PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Senior District Judge:
The question presented in this appeal is whether defendant shipowner was subject to service of process in a suit filed against it and its vessel 1 in the Eastern District of Virginia by a Greek seaman claiming damages for personal injuries sustained in an accident on board ship, failure to treat, maintenance and wages due. Under Rule 4, F.R.Civ.P., service of process was made (1) on the Central American Steamship Agency, Inc., a New York agent for the shipowner, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as statutory agent for Central, pursuant to §§…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Travelers Health Assn. v. Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Annie Nell Ratliff and Henry Ratliff v. Cooper Laboratories, Inc., Alice W. Nichols v. Sterling Drug Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Rogelio J. Cuevas v. Reading & Bates Corp., A/K/A Reading & Bates Offshore Drilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Grand Bahama Petroleum Co. v. Canadian Transportation Agencies, Ltd.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1978
- Superior Coal Co. v. Ruhrkohle A.G.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Morewitz v. Andros Compania MaritimaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Riordan v. W. J. Bremer, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1979
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