Legal Opinion
Glod v. American President Lines, Ltd.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 23, 1982No. C 81-3339 SAWPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
WEIGEL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this wrongful death action pursuant to the Jones Act, 42 U.S.C. § 688 and the admiralty jurisdiction of the Court. They seek damages against American President Lines, Ltd. (American) for the death of Walter J. Glod (decedent). The decedent was a seaman employed by American who died when he fell from a ladder while boarding his ship, the SS President Johnson. The accident and death occurred while the ship was docked in Seattle, Washington.
Plaintiffs claim that the decedent’s death was caused by the unseaworthiness of the SS President…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Poff v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Complaint of Cambria Steamship Co., a Corporation, as Owner and Bethlehem Steel Corporation as Demise Charterer in Possession and Operator of the Steamer Daniel J. Morrell, Her Engines, Etc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. Claim of Frederick W. Rischmiller, Administrator of the Estate of Henry Rischmiller v. Dorothy M. Dahl, Widow, Administratrix of the Estate of George M. Dahl, Deceased, 73-1349. Claim of Chester E. Gordon, Administrator of the Estate of Arthur I. Crawley, Deceased v. Dorothy M. Dahl, Widow, Administratrix of the Estate of George M. Dahl, Deceased, 73-1350Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Neal v. Barisich, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1989
- Evich v. ConnellyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Evich v. ConnellyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Wahlstrom v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1992
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