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PETERSON v. P. SANFORD ROSS

28 F.2d 283 (1928)

PETERSON v. P. SANFORD ROSS, Inc.

District Court, S. D. New York.

September 20, 1928.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon N. Gazan, of New York City, for plaintiff.

E. C. Sherwood, of New York City, for defendant.

WINSLOW, District Judge.

The Jones Act (U. S. Code, title 46, § 688; 46 USCA § 688) provides that, in personal injury actions of seamen, all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common-law right or remedy of railway employees shall apply. Certain beneficent provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act would, therefore, be applicable in such suits.

Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (U. S. Code, title 45, § 54...

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