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FERNANDES v. UNITED FRUIT COMPANY

Civ. No. 20964.

303 F.Supp. 681 (1969)

Benedicto R. FERNANDES v. UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, a body corporate, and SS ULUA.

United States District Court D. Maryland.

September 9, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Silverman and Silverman & Silverman, Baltimore, Md., for plaintiff.

Randall C. Coleman, John T. Ward and Ober, Grimes & Shriver, Baltimore, Md., for defendants.

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

United Fruit Company, claimant, owner of the SS Ulua, has moved the Court to quash the warrant of arrest and to dismiss the in rem proceeding brought against the vessel.

The complaint, filed by plaintiff against United Fruit (his employer) and the SS Ulua, contains five counts. The first four allege claims against United Fruit under the Jones Act for negligence and for cure, maintenance and unseaworthiness, and conclude with a...

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