Esther Roth, as Administratrix of the Estate of Gustav Roth, Deceased v. McAllister Bros., Inc.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, Gustav Roth, the sum of $6,000, plus interest, or a total of $7,980, due him for maintenance and cure. Roth himself originally brought the action as a seaman, claiming damages for a personal injury under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and, in a separate count, an award for maintenance and cure. Roth died, and the action was amended to continue in the name of his wife as administratrix. The claims under the Jones Act were tried to a jury which disagreed, and they have not…