JONASSEN v. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN LINE


105 F.Supp. 510 (1952)

JONASSEN v. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN LINE, Inc.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 23, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob Rassner, New York City, for plaintiff.

Haight, Demino, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for defendant.


SUGARMAN, District Judge.

On February 4, 1947, Jonas Jonassen, a member of the crew of the S. S. Cape Lopez, was injured on board the vessel.

On June 10, 1948 he filed a libel in the Eastern District Court against United States of America and Norwegian American Line, Inc., for damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, in his first cause of action, and for maintenance and cure in his second cause of action.

On September 15, 1948 he filed...

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