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Frase v. Columbia Transportation Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 26, 1957No. 56 C 1444PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Chief Judge.
The complaint here seeks to recover under the Jones Act (Title 46 U.S.C.A. § 688ff.) for injuries to a seaman employed as a member of the crew on defendant’s vessel Sierra. It is alleged that the accident which caused the injuries occurred on the ship “as it traversed the navigable waters of the United States in Lake Michigan within the territorial limits and off the shore of the State of Illinois”.
Defendant corporation is a non-resident of Illinois, and service was made on it by serving the Secretary of State of Illinois and mailing a copy to defendant. This procedure…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hess v. PawloskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Illinois Central Railroad v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- United States v. HvoslefSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Olberding v. Illinois Cent. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
3Cited by12 opinions
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- DeFazio v. WrightDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1964
- S. S. Philippine Jose Abad Santos and National Development Co. v. Jessie P. BannisterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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