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O'DONNELL v. GREAT LAKES CO.

No. 320.

318 U.S. 36 (1943)

63 S.Ct. 488

87 L.Ed. 596

O'DONNELL v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 1, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Walter F. Dodd for petitioner.

Mr. Ezra L. D'Isa for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question for decision is whether a seaman injured on shore while in the service of his vessel is entitled to recover for his injuries in a suit brought against his employer under the Jones Act. § 33, Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 41 Stat. 1007, 46 U.S.C. § 688.

Petitioner was a deckhand on respondent's vessel "Michigan," engaged in transporting...

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