BERENDSON v. REDERIAKTIEBOLAGET VOLO


149 F.Supp. 140 (1956)

Erich V. BERENDSON, Libellant, v. REDERIAKTIEBOLAGET VOLO, Respondent.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

October 22, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for respondent.


RYAN, District Judge.

Libelant, an Estonian citizen, living between voyages in New York at a seaman's club, signed on in Houston aboard a Swedish vessel. He alleges he sustained injuries aboard while outside the territorial waters of the United States, and seeks to recover under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and the General Maritime Law of the United States. Respondent has appeared and concedes the jurisdiction of this Court but asks it to decline retention...

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