Legal Opinion
Faucette v. Lykes Bros. S. S. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 7, 1953PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a motion to transfer made by the defendant under § 1404(a) of Title 28, United States Code.
*288This action is brought by the plaintiff, a seaman, under the Jones Act, for injuries received during a voyage and for alleged neglectful failure to provide him proper medical treatment. The significant facts on this motion are: (1) plaintiff is a resident of New Orleans; (2) defendant maintains its principal place of business at New Orleans; (3) plaintiff signed up for the voyage on which he was injured at New Orleans; the voyage commenced there and terminated at a Gulf…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ortiz v. Union Oil Co. of CaliforniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
3Cited by6 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Koeneke v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1968
- Unico Industrial Corp. v. S.S. Andros CityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Saraf v. Chatham Carpet Mills, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Wehrle v. General Motors Corp.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1967
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