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BURRIS v. MATSON NAV. CO.

37 F.Supp. 648 (1940)

BURRIS v. MATSON NAV. CO.

District Court, S. D. New York.

September 21, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Engelman, of New York City, for plaintiff.

Haight, Griffin, Deming & Gardner, of New York City (J. Ward O'Neill, of New York City, of counsel), for defendant.

LEIBELL, District Judge.

This is a motion by defendant to dismiss the action on the ground that it is brought in the wrong jurisdiction. Plaintiff, a seaman and a resident of California, sues under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained while he was employed as a seaman on defendant's S/S Honomu. It appears from affidavits annexed to the moving papers that defendant is a California corporation with its...

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