Alleyne v. Nippon Yusen Kaisha

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

VANARTSDALEN, District Judge.

This is a motion by the defendant shipowner to transfer this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a) (1962) from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to the District Court for the Panama Canal Zone. This motion is denied.

The plaintiff, a seaman, brought suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 (1958), in this district for personal injuries allegedly resulting from a fall while boarding the M/V ASO MARU which ship is owned by the defendant.

The following are pertinent facts on the question of the most convenient jurisdiction for…