Legal Opinion
William W. Leith v. Oil Transport Company, Inc., and American Marine Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 30, 1963No. 14314_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order dismissing a civil action for personal in juries brought by a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. The defendants are two corporations which allegedly own and operate the vessel upon which the plaintiff served and was injured. The plaintiff contends that the district court erred in holding that venue was improperly laid in the Western District of Pennsylvania and that attempted personal service upon the defendants within that district was legally ineffective. The plaintiff also contends that the district court abused its discretion…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Pure Oil Co. v. SuarezSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Japan Gas Lighter Association v. Ronson Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1966
- Hoffman Motors Corporation v. Alfa Romeo SpADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- General Electric Credit Corp. v. James Talcott, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Haskins v. Point Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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