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BALLARD v. MOORE-McCORMACK LINES, INC.

No. 66 CIV 118.

285 F.Supp. 290 (1968)

Harry G. BALLARD, Plaintiff, v. MOORE-McCORMACK LINES, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

May 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham E. Freedman, by Edward M. Katz, New York City, for plaintiff.

Browne, Hyde & Dickerson, by John H. Reilly, Jr., New York City, for defendant.

OPINION

MOTLEY, District Judge.

This is an action at law by a seaman seeking to recover damages for the alleged negligence of defendant, a ship owner, and for the alleged unseaworthiness of its vessel. Plaintiff predicated jurisdiction in this court on "the Admiralty Law as modified by the Jones Act."

At the commencement of the trial, defendant moved to dismiss the action for the reason that the total damages sought to be recovered does not exceed...

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