Legal Opinion
Delores Mae Olsen, as Administratrix of the Estate of George Olsen, Deceased v. States Line, a Foreign Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1967No. 20570_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Delores Mae Olsen, is the widow and administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, George. She brought this negligence action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, against States Line seeking damages for the wrongful death of her husband who was injured in an accident occurring on one of its ships, the SS OREGON. The jury returned a verdict against her; this appeal followed.
On the morning of April 7, 1964, the SS OREGON was being docked in Kobe, Japan. As part of the docking procedure George Olsen, a seaman, was charged with the task of taking up the…
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