Legal Opinion
Bjornson v. Alaska S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1951No. 13019_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DRIVER, District Judge.
Appellant, who is a seaman, recovered judgment against his employer for personal injuries sustained in the performance of his duties on shipboard. The action was tried toi the court without a jury. The court found appellant’s damages for loss of wages and pain and suffering to be $1500 but reduced the amount awarded to $750 on account of contributory negligence of appellant. The sole question presented by the appeal is whether the court erred in finding that appellant suffered no permanent disability.
The civil rules direct that “Findings of fact shall not be set aside…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Grace Bros. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Food MacHinery & Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Lassiter v. Guy F. Atkinson Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Carr v. Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Huckins Tool and Die, Inc., an Indiana Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
- The Gamewell Company, a Corporation v. The City of Phoenix, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Carr v. Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952