Legal Opinion
Honea v. Matson Navigation Company
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 20, 1972No. C-70-23 (OJC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge
(Under Designation).
In this proceeding under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, Ronald Honea, employed as a room steward aboard the cruise ship, SS LURLINE, seeks damages for injuries received aboard the vessel on August 6, 1969, at approximately 11:00 a. m., while engaged in the performance of his duties when the cruise ship was docked at Honolulu, Hawaii, preparing for its return trip to San Francisco.
With candor, the defendant admitted at the trial and on brief that an unseaworthy condition existed. The sole questions presented to the court are (1)…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Robert Bernard Smith, and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Whitehall Terminal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Stefanos Ktistakis v. United Cross Navigation Corp., Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Capitol Foundry Co. v. BowlesEmergency Court of Appeals · 1944
- George E. Schell v. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
- Albert B. Sines, an Incompetent, by John Victor Tilly, Guardian of His Estate v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Diaz v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1987