BARNES v. E. J. PLATTE FISHERIES

No. GC6347.

237 F.Supp. 390 (1964)

Herman C. BARNES, Plaintiff, v. E. J. PLATTE FISHERIES, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court N. D. Mississippi, Greenville Division.

December 17, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Mansour, Greenville, Miss., S. Eldridge Sampliner, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff.

W. C. Keady, Keady, Campbell & DeLong, Greenville, Miss., M. E. Ward, Dent, Ward, Martin & Terry, Vicksburg, Miss., for defendant.


CLAYTON, District Judge.

This civil action for personal injuries was brought by a seaman under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. Defendant, a Mississippi corporation, which owned and operated the vessel upon which the plaintiff served and was injured, has moved to dismiss for improper venue. While there is disagreement as to whether defendant was doing business within this district, determination of that issue is not material in the view that this court takes of...

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