Legal Opinion

Madden v. Occidental & Oriental Steamship Co.

California Supreme Court

Decided November 26, 1890No. 12799PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtWorks, J.

— This is an action by the appellant against the respondent for damages for the death of her husband, claimed to have resulted from the negligence of the appellant. The deceased was the employee of the respondent, engaged in loading one of its ships.

The amended complaint alleges: “ That on the eighteenth day of October, A. D. 1886, the said Patrick Madden was an employee of the said defendant, employed by it and for it, on the lower deck next above the lower hold of the ship Belgic (one of said ships), at the mail dock or wharf in the said city and county of San Francisco, as a laborer,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Griffin v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. O'Connor v. MennieCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Sheehy v. Roman Catholic ArchbishopCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
  3. Fredenthal v. BrownOregon Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Ingalls v. Monte Cristo Oil & Development Co.California Court of Appeal · 1914
  5. Duran v. Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co.California Court of Appeal · 1919

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