Legal Opinion
Joseph Duris v. Erato Shipping, Incorporated Japan Line Limited Regent Botan Shipping, Inc. Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1982No. 81-3250PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Joseph Duris appeals the dismissal of his personal injury action. The District Court dismissed Duris’ claim for failure to establish in personam jurisdiction over the defendant Pallas Shipping Agency, Inc.
Duris was injured in May, 1975 while working as a longshoreman on a vessel in the Port of Toledo, Ohio. He originally tried to sue Erato Shipping, the vessel’s dry boat charter. Erato Shipping was subsequently merged into the present defendant, Pallas Shipping.
On appeal, Pallas argues that the District Court properly dismissed Duris’ complaint because…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- City of Richmond v. Madison Management Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Pallas Shipping Agency, Ltd. v. DurisSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Simmers v. American Cyanamid Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Select Creations, Inc. v. Paliafito America, Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1994
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