ABELSEN v. PROTHERO

No. 31752.

39 Wn.2d 737 (1951)

238 P.2d 397

ARTHUR B. ABELSEN et al., Respondents, v. R.H. PROTHERO et al., Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

December 6, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert O. Landon and Max R. Nicolai, for appellants.

Levinson & Friedman, for respondents.


MALLERY, J.

The Pacific Exploration Company, Inc., desired to engage in a fishing venture for deep-sea crabs and halibut in Bering Sea and North Pacific waters. It entered into a ninety-day time charter for the catch and services of the oil screw "Foremost," whose home port was Seattle. The owners of the vessel were to furnish a crew of six fishermen and all supplies, except certain specified gear, which the company would provide. The venture was an experiment, it...

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