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JONES v. FRUCHTREEDEREI HARALD SCHULDT & CO.

Civ. A. No. 71-475.

347 F.Supp. 853 (1972)

James W. JONES, Plaintiff, v. FRUCHTREEDEREI HARALD SCHULDT & CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

August 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Waltzer, New Orleans, La., Robert O. Homes, Jr., Long Beach, Miss., for plaintiff.

Ronald A. Johnson, J. Barbee Winston, New Orleans, La. (Terriberry, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, New Orleans, La., of counsel), for defendant.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:

The motion in this case tests the reach of federal maritime jurisdiction. Jones, a longshoreman, was injured while working on a pier unloading bananas, as a result of a defect in or negligent operation of shore based equipment temporarily attached to the ship. He seeks to recover for his injuries from the owner of the vessel under general maritime law, and the Admiralty Extension Act, 46...

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