Legal Opinion
Jansson v. Swedish American Line
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 6, 1950No. 4502_1PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.
Karl G. Jansson, a citizen of Massachusetts, brought suit in the court below on August 13, 1948, against Swedish American Line, a Swedish corporation, seeking $25,-000 damages for personal injuries allegedly attributable to defendant’s negligence. It is claimed that the plaintiff, a passenger on defendant’s motor vessel Gripsholm on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, to New York, sustained his injuries as a result of a fall on the vessel on January 3, 1947, while he was in course of boarding her at Gothenburg. Plaintiff chose, instead of filing a libel in admiralty, to…
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