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MIKKELSON v. PACIFIC S. S. CO.

No. 20436.

46 F.2d 124 (1930)

MIKKELSON v. PACIFIC S. S. CO.

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

December 31, 1930.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bundy & Swale, of Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff.

Bogle, Bogle & Gates, of Seattle, Wash., for defendant.

NETERER, District Judge (after stating the facts as above).

It is fundamental that the purpose of the Jones Act was to, and did, create a new rule for indemnity to injured seamen. Under the old rule the ship or its owner were liable for injury to a seaman in consequence of unseaworthiness of the ship "usually consisting of wages and the expense of maintenance and cure" (Panama Railway Co. v. Johnson, 264 U.S...

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