Legal Opinion
Fonsell v. New York Dock Railway
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 5, 1961No. Civ. No. 61-C-486PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZAVATT, District Judge.
The plaintiff, a seaman aboard the tug Brooklyn, owned by the defendant, has instituted this action to recover for personal injuries allegedly sustained on March 20, 1961 while he was employed as a member of the crew. His “First Cause of Action” is brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. His “Second Cause of Action” alleges the unseaworthiness of the Brooklyn. The answer denies all of the material allegations of the complaint and pleads three separate affirmative defenses. The first two such appear to relate to both of the plaintiff’s claims because the third…
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