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LEMONIS v. PRUDEN-GRACE LINES

81 Misc.2d 614 (1975)

John Lemonis et al., Plaintiffs, v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

February 21, 1975

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lebouici & Safir (Herbert Lebouici of counsel), for plaintiffs. Lilly, Sullivan & Purcell (George W. Sullivan of counsel), for defendants.

ABRAHAM J. GELLINOFF, J.

Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment presents the issue whether the Jones Act (US Code, tit 46, § 688) is applicable to the shipboard accident involved herein. The Jones Act dispenses with the need to show negligence in order to recover for injuries caused by equipment malfunction aboard a vessel. Defendant, in opposition, asserts that the law of Greece, rather than the Jones Act, governs.

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