Sandstrom v. Pacific S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cush-man, Judge. , Action by A. F. Sandstrom, administrator of Walter R. Weber, deceased, against the Pacific Steamship Company, a corporation of Maine. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
The death of the party, to recover damages for which this action was brought, occurred more than one year prior to its commencement. The deceased died as the result of injuries received while employed by the defendant in error as a sailor on the steamship Admiral Watson, at the time operated by the defendant in error as a common carrier of commerce within the territory of Alaska, and the question presented by the record is whether the Employers’ Inability Act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat. 232, c. 3073), controlled the liability of the defendant in the case. The first section…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- El Paso & Northeastern Railway Co. v. GutierrezSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Washington, Alexandria & Mt. Vernon Railway Co. v. DowneySupreme Court of the United States · 1915
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hughes v. Alaska S. S. Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1923
- Grimberg v. Admiral Oriental S. S. LineDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1924