Legal Opinion
Martha Isham v. Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1973No. 72-1438PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Martha Isham brought this personal injury action against Pacific Far East Line, Inc. (hereinafter Far East) in the District Court of Guam. Jurisdiction was based on diversity and the Organic Act of Guam, 48 U.S.C. § 1424(a).
Her husband was stationed on Guam while serving in the Navy. In the spring of 1968, Mrs. Isham purchased a passenger ticket to travel on the Far East freighter, the India Bear, from San Francisco, California, to Guam. The India Bear made a stop at Honolulu to take on and discharge cargo.
On May 5, 1968, the India Bear put in at Wake Island. Wake does…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- James C. Tullis v. Fidelity and Casualty Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1904
- Lawlor v. Incres Nassau Steamship Line, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1958
- Wurttembergische Und Badische Vereinigte Vericherungsgesellschaften A. G. v. Black Diamond Steamship Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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- Ronald R. Smith, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., Intervenor-Appellant v. Southern Gulf Marine Company No. 2, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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