Legal Opinion
Smith v. Union Oil Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1966No. Civ. 28427PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKingsley, J.
Plaintiff is the widow of, and the administratrix of the estate of, Eldon W. Smith, a deep-sea diver who died as a result of an attack of the “bends” (caisson disease) suffered during a dive from an offshore oil drilling ship named the Submarex. The fatal dive took place on April 4, 1957, and Smith died the following day. The Submarex was owned, staffed and operated by defendant Louis N. Waterfall, Inc. Waterfall’s employee, defendant Alex P. Metson, was the ship’s captain. The Submarex was chartered to the CUSS group 1 to conduct offshore drilling operations, and the CUSS representative on…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- Dan Lind v. Schenley Industries IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
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