Legal Opinion
The Pure Oil Company v. Pascual Suarez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1965No. 21446_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge.
The appellee instituted this civil action in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida to recover damages for injuries he received while employed in the capacity of a seaman aboard the vessel S.S. “PURE OIL,” owned and operated by The Pure Oil Company. His complaint proceeded on two theories: (1) negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S. C.A. § 688, and (2) breach of the shipowner’s duty to provide a seaworthy vessel. The company moved to transfer the case to the Northern District of Illinois on the ground that venue was not properly laid in the Southern…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Engel v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Penrod Drilling Company v. Sam H. Johnson and James L. StarnesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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