¶1Court of Claims; jurisdiction; admiralty; transfer to district court. — Plaintiff sues to recover overtime pay for services as a seaman. Defendant moved the court to dismiss the case or transfer it to the district court under section 2 of the Act of September 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 912, 28 U.S.C. § 1506, *902on tbe ground that the suit was one for seamen’s wages under 46 U.S.C. §§ 741-749 and 781-790, and that the district court had exclusive jurisdiction under .section 2 of the Suits in Admiralty Act of 1920, as amended, 46 U.S.C. § 742. Upon consideration of defendant’s motion, together with oral argument, the court, on December 14, 1961, on the authority of section 2 of the Act of September 13, 1960, supra, granted defendant’s motion to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
155 Ct. Cl. 901
Wingate
Decided December 14, 1961
United States Court of Claims · decided 1961-12-14
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1506
Decided 1961-12-14