FRASE v. COLUMBIA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

No. 56 C 1444.

158 F.Supp. 858 (1957)

Elvin FRASE, Plaintiff, v. COLUMBIA TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant.

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

March 26, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy F. Sullivan and L. A. Ferdinand, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Bradley, Pipin, Vetter & Eaton, Chicago, Ill., Johnson, Branand & Jaegar, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant.


SULLIVAN, Chief Judge.

The complaint here seeks to recover under the Jones Act (Title 46 U.S.C.A. § 688ff.) for injuries to a seaman employed as a member of the crew on defendant's vessel Sierra. It is alleged that the accident which caused the injuries occurred on the ship "as it traversed the navigable waters of the United States in Lake Michigan within the territorial limits and off the shore of the State of Illinois".

Defendant corporation is a non...

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