Towe v. Sinclair Refining Company

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

In this civil action, plaintiff’s attorney seeks an order requiring defendant to pay him the cost of traveling from Baltimore to Philadelphia and a reasonable attorney’s fee for attending the taking of depositions on October 28, 1960, of which plaintiff’s attorney has been served with notice by defendant’s attorney.

Plaintiff is a resident of Ardmore, Pa. On the voyage out of which this action arose, he obtained his job through a Philadelphia local union and sailed from Marcus Hook, Pa. The alleged injury occurred at sea, en route to Houston, Texas. Plaintiff usually ships…