PODGORSKI v. UNITED STATES

No. 367 of 1947.

87 F.Supp. 731 (1949)

PODGORSKI v. UNITED STATES.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

November 10, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Vigderman, of Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., for libellant.

Gerald A. Gleeson, United States Attorney, Philadelphia, Pa., James P. McCormick, Assistant U. S. Attorney, Philadelphia, Pa., Timothy J. Mahoney, Jr. (of Krusen, Evans & Shaw), Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


WELSH, District Judge.

This libel, claiming damages, maintenance and cure and wages on account of personal injuries was brought under the terms of the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq. The respondent seeks to have said libel dismissed on the ground that the venue is improper.

1. Section 2 of the Suits in Admiralty Act provides in part: "Suits shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which the parties...

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