Legal Opinion
Elias Tsakonites v. Transpacific Carriers Corp. And Hellenic Lines, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 16, 1966No. 288, Docket 29734PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, a Greek seaman, brought suit in the Southern District of New York, relying entirely upon the Jones Act and the general maritime law of the United States. The District Court dismissed the case on the merits on the grounds that plaintiff had failed to establish the applicability of American law. From this judgment plaintiff appeals.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and the general maritime law of the United States apply to an accident in an American port to a foreign seaman on a ship owned by a foreign…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional De Marineros De HondurasSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Southern Cross Steamship Co., Inc. v. Georgios FiripisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hellenic Lines Ltd. v. RhoditisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Clarkson Co. v. ShaheenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Clarkson Co., Ltd. v. ShaheenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Hercules Inc. v. Dynamic Export Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Mpiliris v. Hellenic Lines, LimitedDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
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