Johnson v. Sword Line, Inc.

FOLLMER, District Judge.

In October 1951, plaintiff, Edward Johnson, instituted this action against defendant, Sword Line, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly received while he was working aboard defendant's vessel, S. S. Alabama Sword, while employed as a longshoreman by Lone Star Stevedoring Company at Philadelphia on June 28, 1950.

Defendant answered in February 1952, setting forth, inter alia, that plaintiff had filed a claim against his employer, Lone Star Stevedoring, Inc., for compensation under the provisions of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation…