Forde v. Urania Transportation, Inc.

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, District Judge.

The motions are denied. Plaintiff’s second cause of action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, is enough to-confer jurisdiction in this court by reason of the allegation that the stock of defendant, a Liberian corporation, which owns the M/V Urania, is substantially or entirely owned or controlled by American citizens. See paragraph “Twelfth” of the complaint. Furthermore, in the light of jurisdiction over the second cause of action, this court will take jurisdiction over the first and third causes of action in the exercise of its discretion. A full…