FRANKLIN v. TOMLINSON FLEET CORP.

No. 56 C 1683.

158 F.Supp. 850 (1957)

Leo J. FRANKLIN, Plaintiff, v. TOMLINSON FLEET CORP., Defendant.

United States District Court N. D. Illinois, E. D.

October 7, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis L. Silverman, Ron Doyle, Chicago, Ill, for plaintiff.

McBride & Baker, Chicago, Ill., Russell V. Bleeker, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant.


SULLIVAN, Chief Judge.

This is a complaint under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 to recover damages allegedly suffered by a seaman while in the course of his duties as an employee of defendant. The accident which caused the injuries occurred when the boat on which plaintiff was employed was "traveling the navigable waters bordering upon the State of Illinois" (Complaint, par. 4). The defendant is a Delaware corporation...

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