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MALANOS v. MARSUERTE COMPANIA NAVIERA, S.A.

No. 855.

259 F.Supp. 646 (1966)

Stamatios MALANOS, Libelant, v. MARSUERTE COMPANIA NAVIERA, S.A., a foreign corporation or association, as owner and/or operator of the Greek S.S. KYMA, Respondent.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Newport News Division.

October 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burt M. Morewitz, Newport News, Va., for libelant.

Jett, Sykes & Berkley, W. L. Berkley, III, Norfolk, Va., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM

WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the Court on respondent's exceptions to the jurisdiction and a plea of forum non conveniens. More appropriately it may be treated as a motion to decline jurisdiction.

Libelant, a Greek national, was a member of the crew of the KYMA, a vessel flying the flag of the Kingdom of Greece and registered as such in Greece. The ship was owned by Marsuerte Compania Naviera, S.A., a corporation...

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