Legal Opinion
Dalton v. Lines
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 20, 1972No. C-69-649-SCPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge (Under Designation).
In this proceeding under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, plaintiff, formerly the third assistant engineer aboard the defendant’s vessel, the SS PRESIDENT TAYLOR, seeks a recovery for damages 1 occasioned by an alleged substantial loss of hearing when, on November 26, 1968, another third assistant engineer undertook the task of “blowing down the water wall header” under circumstances which were not conducive to safety with respect to others in the engine room.
The issues for determination may be classified as follows: (1) Did the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Roberson v. S/S AMERICAN BUILDERDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1967
- DeMarco v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- Gainar v. SS Longview VictoryDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1964
3Cited by1 opinion
- Warren Barger and Marion Iwancio v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980