Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Louis Russak

In this diversity case, appellant in this Court amended, without objection, its Petition for Removal so as to allege the plaintiff’s citizenship, as well as residence, in the state of Washington.

Appellant as a public carrier owed the highest degree of care to appellee passenger for hire, injured by slipping on a foreign substance during a “dance fiesta” on the 25 x 35 foot ballroom floor of appellant’s ship, which was under way at the time of the accident.

Certain facts are undisputed: (1) that plaintiff was injured, sustaining a fractured bone of the foot; (2) that plaintiff slipped; (3) that…