Conflict of Laws-Law Applicable in Federal Courts-Federal Law Applied to Contractual Relations of Admiralty Lawyer

Authors

Robert E. Thorne S.Ed., University of Michigan Law School

Abstract

Plaintiff attorney was retained by a Spanish seaman to prosecute personal injury claims under the Jones Act and the general maritime law. Defendant shipping company induced the seaman to fire his lawyer and to recover instead under his Spanish employment contract. Plaintiff sued the shipping company in tort for interference with contractual relations. In a federal diversity suit, held, for plaintiff. Federal common law should be applied to determine the validity of the contract and the claim of tortious interference with it. Greenberg v. Panama Transp. Co., 185 F. Supp. 320 (D. Mass. 1960).

Recommended Citation

Robert E. Thorne S.Ed., Conflict of Laws-Law Applicable in Federal Courts-Federal Law Applied to Contractual Relations of Admiralty Lawyer, 59 Mich. L. Rev. 788 (1961).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol59/iss5/6