Legal Opinion
Groover v. West Coast Shipping Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1979No. 79 Civ. 1161 (RWS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Pursuant to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly referred to as the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1976), plaintiff Antoinette Groover commenced this action to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband James B. Groover, Sr. Defendant West Coast Shipping Company (“West Coast”) now moves pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P., to dismiss the action. Since the papers submitted by the parties are accompanied by affidavits and exhibits seeking to support their respective positions, defendant’s motion shall be treated as a motion for summary judgment in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Burks v. LaskerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- MacMillan Bloedel Limited and MacMillan Bloedel, Inc. v. The Flintkote CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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- Estey & Associates, Inc. v. McCulloch Corp.District Court, D. Oregon · 1986
- Alicki v. Intratec USA, Inc.District Court, D. Oregon · 1991
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