Legal Opinion
McKola v. McCormick S. S. Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided May 5, 1938No. 2268IRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROCHE, District Judge.
This is a libel in Admiralty in which libelant seeks to recover damages for personal injuries, and also demands an award for maintenance and cure. Two of the libelees — Charles R. McCormick Lumber Company and Pacific Argentine Brazil Line — have moved to dismiss the libel and to quash the service of citation. They have appeared specially and asked that they be dismissed because of improper venue, the requirements of which they set forth by citing the following portion of the Jones Act: “Jurisdiction in such actions shall be under the court of the district in which the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Eckert v. Socony Vacuum Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1935
- McDaniel v. Baker Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1928
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- Bennett v. Standard Oil Co. of New JerseyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1940
- Smith v. Nicholson Universal S. S. Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1941
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