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BAINBRIDGE v. MERCH. & MINERS CO.

No. 90.

287 U.S. 278 (1932)

53 S.Ct. 159

77 L.Ed. 302

BAINBRIDGE v. MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANSPORTATION CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 5, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edwin J. McDermott, by leave of Court, argued the cause pro hac vice for petitioner. Mr. McDermott and Mr. Thomas D. McBride also filed a brief for petitioner.

Mr. Howard H. Yocum for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner brought this action in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to recover damages for an injury sustained by her as a member of the crew of a steamship operated by respondent. The action was brought under the Jones Act, § 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, U.S.C., Title 46, § 688, which provides: "Jurisdiction1 in such actions shall...

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