Legal Opinion
Fish v. Richfield Oil Corporation
District Court, S.D. California
Decided November 16, 1959No. 71-59PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YANKWICH, District Judge.
By this civil action a seaman seeks to recover damages in the sum of $10,000 under the Jones Act by reason of negligence, 1 and wages, maintenance and cure in various amounts under general and maritime law, for illness happening while “in the ship’s service”. Historically the remedies are, as to seamen, “independent and cumulative”. 2 They are so generally recognized in whatever form or forum the action is brought. 3
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No Negligence Shown
The plaintiff, Albert C. Fish, an able-bodied seaman, was employed by the defendant, Richfield Oil Company, to be referred to…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Creppel v. J. W. Banta Towing, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1962
- Joe Dragich and Van Camp Sea Food Company, Inc. v. Nikola StrikaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Sylvester v. Offshore Food Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1968