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MARTIN v. GRACE LINE, INC.

Civ. No. S-988.

322 F.Supp. 395 (1970)

William R. MARTIN, Plaintiff, v. GRACE LINE, INC., a corporation, Does I through IV, inclusive, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. California.

July 8, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rich, Fuidge, Dawson, Marsh, Morris, Banbrook & Noonan, Marysville, Cal., for plaintiff.

John P. Hyland, U. S. Atty., Sacramento, Cal., John F. Meadows, Atty. in Charge, West Coast Office, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Paul Gary Sterling, Atty., Admiralty & Shipping Section, San Francisco, Cal., U. S. Dept. of Justice, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MacBRIDE, District Judge.

This action for personal injuries was brought by a seaman who was injured while a crew member of the SS

Rutgers Victory. He brought his action under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688). Realizing too late that the ship is owned by the United States rather than Grace Line, plaintiff concedes, as he must, that his remedy should be under the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 U.S.C. §§ 741-52 & 781...

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