Flynn v. Panama Railroad

The plaintiff, a seaman employed by the defendant, brought this action to recover for personal injuries and expense of maintenance and cure as the result of an accident on March 23, 1921, on one of the defendant’s steamers at Cristobal, Panama. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the full amount claimed, $1,000. The defendant moved to set aside the verdict and to dismiss the complaint on three grounds, that the so-called Jones Act (the Merchant Marine Act of June 5, 1920, chap. 250 [Sec. 33], 41 U. S. Stat. at Large, 1007) is unconstitutional, that the court is without jurisdiction,…