Legal Opinion
Pure Oil Co. v. Suarez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1966No. 692PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
Respondent Suarez is a seaman who was employed on the S. S. Pure Oil, owned and operated by petitioner, Pure Oil Company. Suarez brought this action against the company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered in the course of his employment. He sued in negligence under the Jones Act, 41 Stat. 1007, 46 U. S. C. § 688 (1964 ed.), and alternatively on the theory that the vessel was unsea-worthy. The Pure Oil Company moved to transfer the case to the Northern District of Illinois on the ground that venue…
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