Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Federal Barge Lines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided January 19, 1981No. Civ. 80-3082PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
FOREMAN, Chief Judge:
Now before this Court is the plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. On December 4, 1979, plaintiff filed a one count complaint in the Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County, Illinois. Plaintiff brought that action under 46 U.S.C. § 688, et seq., commonly referred to as the Jones Act. That complaint alleged negligence on the part of the defendant, Federal Barge Lines, Inc., the results of which were injuries sustained by the plaintiff.
On May 19,1980, the Circuit Court for St. Clair County entered its order granting plaintiff leave to amend his…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pacific Steamship Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Crooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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- Skaw v. Lady Pacific, Inc.District Court, D. Alaska · 1983
- Howard v. Transworld Drilling Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1984
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