Legal Opinion
In re Moran Bros. Contracting Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 9, 1932No. 13002PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
This is a motion in a proceeding for limitation of liability, made by a successful claimant in a personal injury action against the petitioner, for an order dismissing the petition and vacating the injunction.
The claimant brought an action under the Jones Act (section 33 [46 USCA § 688]) in the state court, and recovered a judgment for $6,152, damages and costs.
No issue of the right of the petitioner to limit liability was tendered or decided in the state court, and the petitioner lost no rights thereby.
While under Langnes v. Green, 282 U. S. 531, 51 S. Ct. 243, 75 L.…
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- The VictorDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1927
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