Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Griffiths S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1945No. 10904PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decree in admiralty dismissing the libel in personam brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, by the administrator of the estate of decedent on behalf of the surviving parents.
Except for the introduction of formal proof by the Deputy Shipping Commissioner in Seattle who identified the official log book, all evidence in support of appellant’s claim was presented by deposition. Appellee offered no evidence.
The decedent, Lincoln B. Kaumeheiwa, Jr., was twenty-four years of age, in good health and spirits. At the time of his death he…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- The AriadneSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Lundgren v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Spinks v. Chevron Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Sanabria v. Sucn. de González MartinezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1961
- United States v. FotopulosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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