Legal Opinion
Rouchleau v. Silva
California Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1950No. L. A. 21215PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShenk, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action for recovery under the Jones Act (title 46 U.S.C.A., § 688).
The plaintiff is the widow of James Louis Rouchleau who, in his lifetime, was employed as a seaman on the commercial fishing vessel the “Emma R.S.” owned by the defendant. While engaged in cleaning up activities after unloading fish in San Diego Harbor, Rouchleau fell from a plank which was an appliance of the vessel into an empty fish hold and died two days later. The plaintiff sought $25,000 general damages plus funeral expenses. Trial without a jury…
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