Podgorski v. United States

WELSH, District Judge.

This libel, claiming damages, maintenance and cure and wages on accqunt of personal injuries was brought under the terms of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq. The respondent seeks to have said libel dismissed on the ground that the venue is improper.

1. Section 2 of the Suits in Admiralty Act provides in part: “Suits shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which the parties so suing, or any of them, reside or have their principal place of business in the United States, or in which the vessel or cargo charged with…