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ODITA v. ELDER DEMPSTER LINES, LTD.

No. 67 Civ. 3700.

286 F.Supp. 547 (1968)

Francis ODITA, Plaintiff, v. ELDER DEMPSTER LINES, LTD. and the S. S. DALLA, her engines, etc., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Matthews, New York City, for plaintiff; Paul C. Matthews, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for defendants; David P. H. Watson, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

HERLANDS, District Judge:

Defendants move for an order of this Court declining jurisdiction of the present action and dismissing the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens.

Plaintiff commenced this action on September 25, 1967 to recover money damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained sometime in February, 1967 while a member of the crew of the m/v Dalla. Plaintiff alleges that the initial injury occurred in the Port...

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