Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Western-Pacific Dredging Corp.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided August 19, 1969No. Civ. No. 68-174PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS AND OPINION
KILKENNY, District Judge:
This action grows out of an automobile accident between a vehicle driven by third party defendant Ferguson and a truck operated by Portland Seattle Freight Lines. Two counts are involved, (1) maintenance and cure, and (2) damages for wrongful death under the Jones Act.
The accident occurred on December 21, 1967, in Clark County, Washington. Western-Pacific denies liability for maintenance and cure and for damages under the Jones Act and affirmatively alleges that if the accident arose out of and in the course of decedent’s employment, that…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Susan E. Daughenbaugh, Cross-Appellee v. Bethlehem Steel Corp., Great Lakes Steamship Div., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Crooks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Judith Barbara Williamson v. Western Pacific Dredging Corp., Judith Barbara Williamson v. Western Pacific Dredging Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Messier v. Bouchard TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Hamilton v. MARINE CARRIERS CORPORATIONDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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