Legal Opinion
Wychgel v. States Steamship Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 1930PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBean, C. J.
The plaintiff Jac Wychgel was employed as an able-bodied seaman on the steamship California, owned by the States Steamship Company,. which was sailing ships from Portland to the Orient and back. He was injured by falling through a hatchway when the steamship California was fastened to the dock at Tingsau, Manchuria, China. He was placed in a hospital in Japan and on his return to Portland brought an action at law against the States Steamship Company. He sustained a fracture of the eighth rib and a fracture of the left scapula or shoulder blade, so that he cannot raise his left arm forward and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. RequenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Van Lom v. SchneidermanOregon Supreme Court · 1949
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- Lejeune v. General Petroleum Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1932
- Shelton v. ParisOregon Supreme Court · 1953
- Hust v. Moore-Mccormick Lines, Inc.Oregon Supreme Court · 1946
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