Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Roderick
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 5, 1957No. Civ. A. 57-329PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
This case presents the question as to the propriety of allowing a jury trial to a seaman not only on his Jones Act count, but also on his unseaworthiness count, and on his count claiming less than $3,000 for maintenance and cure.
This case began in the United States District Court for Rhode Island. Both parties were citizens of that state. Plaintiff, a fisherman, filed a civil action, with a claim of jury trial, against defendant who was his employer and the owner of the F. V. Liberty. In count 1 plaintiff alleged that defendant’s negli gence caused him to be injured…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Glynn J. Pelotto v. L & N Towing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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