The action is to recover for the wrongful death of plaintiff's intestate alleged to have occurred when the tugboat Menominee, upon which he was employed, was sunk by shell fire from a submarine on March 31, 1942, while proceeding along the east coast of the United States. The answer pleaded the Statute of Limitations and a prior adjudication of the issue. The action is brought, and must be brought, pursuant to the Jones Act (U. S. Code, tit. 46, § 688). Defendant...
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