Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.

The petitioner, administratrix of the estate of her son Daniel Gillespie, brought this action in federal court against the respondent shipowner-employer to recover *150damages for Gillespie’s death, which was alleged to have occurred when he fell and was drowned while working as a seaman on respondent’s ship docked in Ohio. She claimed a right to recover for the benefit of herself and of the decedent’s dependent brother and sisters under the Jones Act, which subjects employers to liability if by negligence they cause a seaman’s injury or death.1 She also claimed a right of recovery under the Ohio…