Beer v. Clyde S. S. Co.

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.

This is a motion to remand an action brought for injuries causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate, due to the alleged negligence of the defendant. The action was brought under the so-called Jones Act, which amended the La Follette Act of 1915. Section 33 of the Jones Act of June 5, 1920, chapter 250, amending section 20 of the La Follette Act provides:

“That any seaman who shall suffer personal injury in the course of his employment may, at his election, maintain an action for damages at law, *562with the right of trial by jury, and in such action all statutes…