MORROW v. POINT TOWING COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 60-457.

187 F.Supp. 168 (1960)

Frank E. MORROW, Libelant, v. POINT TOWING COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

September 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Eldridge Sampliner, Cleveland, Ohio, and Harry Alan Sherman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.


GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

In this seaman's suit arising out of a claim for personal injuries, defendant's motion to dismiss the First Cause of Action of the libel poses three questions, which I shall consider in sequence:

I

Can an action alleging claims for unseaworthiness and maintenance and cure, but not a claim for negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, be taken under consideration as a civil action on the law side to be tried before...

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