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JOHNSON v. AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO.

No. 10482.

14 F.2d 534 (1926)

JOHNSON v. AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S. S. CO.

District Court, W. D. Washington, N. D.

April 1, 1926.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Vanderveer and S. B. Bassett, both of Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff.

Chadwick, McMicken, Ramsey & Rupp, of Seattle, Wash., for defendant.

NETERER, District Judge.

Is a stevedore a seaman? If so, the action may not be removed. Cassil v. U. S. E. F. C., 289 F. 774 (Ninth Circuit), held that a stevedore was not a seaman within the accepted definition in admiralty. In The Hoquiam, 253 F. 629, 165 C. C. A. 253, the same court said: "Longshoremen are not classified as seamen in the merchant marine. Treaties do not affect them and legislation in relation to flogging or to safety at sea has no relation to them...

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