WHITE v. WAXLER TOWING COMPANY

No. 65 C 282.

250 F.Supp. 320 (1965)

Norris WHITE, Plaintiff, v. WAXLER TOWING COMPANY, Inc., a corporation, Defendant.

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

June 11, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay L. Horberg, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.


MAROVITZ, District Judge.

Motion of defendant to quash service and/or to dismiss.

This action arises under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, Sec. 688, Title 46, U.S.C. In essence, it is alleged that defendant negligently allowed the deck of the "Eddie Waxler," a vessel employed in the business of commerce upon the navigable waters, to become slippery and covered with debris, causing...

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