Legal Opinion
Frank Ursich v. Manuel D. Da Rosa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1964No. 18409PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was a fisherman employed aboard the appellees’ vessel and was injured while so employed. He brought this action under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688) charging negligence. In a separate count he sought maintenance and cure. The Jones Act count was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for appellees.
The evidence shows that the appellees’ boat, which had returned from a fishing trip, was tied up alongside a dock in San Pedro, California, unloading its catch. The fish were frozen hard. Appellant and a fellow crew member, one Druskovich, were unloading one of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- The President MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Ashland v. Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Richard F. Wilson and Virginia R. Wilson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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