Fawcett v. Pacific Far East Lines, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR JURY TRIAL

RENFREW, District Judge.

This motion presents the question of the right to jury trial in a third-party action filed pursuant to Rule 14(c),1 Fed.R.Civ.P., but not identified as an admiralty claim pursuant to Rule 9(h),2 Fed.R.Civ.P. Plaintiff Vikki-Marie Fawcett filed the original complaint in the case on December 8, 1976, seeking damages against Pacific Far East Line, Inc. (“PFEL”), for the death of her husband while working as a crewman on board a vessel afloat in navigable waters and owned by PFEL. Jurisdiction was invoked under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. §…