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WILLIS v. AMERICAN BARGE LINE CO.

Civ. No. 6715.

87 F.Supp. 919 (1949)

WILLIS v. AMERICAN BARGE LINE CO., Inc.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

October 17, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger (of Schlesinger & Schlesinger, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Lucian Y. Ray (of Leckie, McCreary, Schlitz & Hinslea), Cleveland, Ohio, Harold E. Harper (of Alter, Wright & Barron), Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.

GOURLEY, District Judge.

This is an action under the Jones Act in which H. E. Willis, Administrator of the Estate of James W. Hood, deceased, claims a right to recover against American Barge Line Company, Inc., as a result of the death of James W. Hood while employed by the defendant.

In proceedings of this nature all statutes of the United States modifying or extending the common law right of remedy in cases of personal injury to railway employees shall apply...

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