Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Marine Navigation Sulphur Carriers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1985No. Nos. 84-2087(L), 84-2089 to 84-2101PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Dissatisfied with their damage awards and, in the case of James E. Wheeler and Peter W. Georgopoulus, the judgment for defendant, plaintiffs, crew members of the S/T MARINE FLORIDIAN, appeal from the district court’s final judgment, which, inter alia, denied their demands for jury trial of their personal injury actions brought under the Jones Act. The district court held that plaintiffs were not entitled to jury trials even though: they had exercised that right in their original actions filed in Pennsylvania, the district court had denied defendants’…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Lake Tankers Corp. v. HennSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Pershing Auto Rentals, Inc. v. William C. GaffneyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Harlan F. Fecht and Bessie McAllister v. Edmund Makowski and Margaret M. Makowski D/B/A Harbor Lights MotelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- In Re the Complaint of Cameron Boat Rentals, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1988
- In Re the Complaint of FalkinerDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
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