Carlisle v. Kelly Pile & Foundation Corp.

BARD, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint.

The plaintiff, master of the motor tug “Cyrene”, instituted the present action to recover damages for injuries which he allegedly sustained as a result of falling into an uncovered hatch on a barge owned and operated by the defendant. The plaintiff is a citizen and resident of the State of New Jersey. The defendant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York. The alleged injury to the plaintiff occurred while the barge was moored to a pier at Lewes, Delaware.

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