Legal Opinion
Spencer v. Alcoa Steamship Company
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 2, 1963No. Civ. A. 62 C 691PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ABRUZZO, District Judge.
The defendant moves this Court for an order pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss the action for improper jurisdiction and forum non conveniens.
Plaintiff, a resident of Jamaica, West Indies, instituted this action against the defendant, a New York corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 28, 1960, aboard the S. S. ALCOA CAVALIER, a vessel owned and operated by the defendant.
Plaintiff sustained his injuries during a lunch hour. He had brought a box of lunch to his father who was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Norwood v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Vanity Fair Mills, Inc. v. The T. Eaton Co. Limited and John David EatonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Marchman v. NCNB Texas National BankNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- J. F. Pritchard & Co. v. Dow Chemical of Canada Ltd.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1971
- Martin-Trigona v. MeisterDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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