Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit July 18, 1972, 71-1519 (James H. Bryant v. National Transport Corp. And National Shipping & Trading Corp)

OPINION OF THE COURT

HASTIE, Circuit Judge.

Predicating jurisdiction upon diversity of citizenship, plaintiff, an employee of Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., hereinafter “Sun,” brought this action against the owner and operator of

SS National Defender

for shipboard personal injury allegedly caused by the unseaworthiness of the vessel and by negligence in its operation.