Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 27, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-3833PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BISSELL, District Judge.
This matter arises out of a complaint filed on August 1, 1985 by Raoul Cruz, a merchant seaman in the United States Merchant Marine and a resident of San Francisco, against Marine Transport Lines, Inc. (“Marine Transport” or “MTL”). Jurisdiction is predicated on the General Maritime and Admiralty Law of the United States as modified by the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. Defendant Marine Transport is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business in New Jersey. In his complaint, plaintiff asserts that during his employ by Marine Transport as a crew…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Petition of the United States of America and Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Inc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability as Owners of the U.S.N.S. Mission San Francisco, United States of America, in No. 15294. Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Inc., in No. 15281Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Edward C. Carter v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Stone v. International Marine Carriers, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1996
- Shields v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1987
- Clifton Favorite v. Marine Personnel and Provisioning, Inc., Individually, and as Agent for Marine Transport Management Company, Inc., Clifton Favorite v. Marine Personnel and Provisioning, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Favorite v. Marine Personnel & Provisioning, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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