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FALL v. COASTWISE LINE

Docket No. 19155.

116 Cal.App.2d 345 (1953)

254 P.2d 58

ROBERT E. FALL, Respondent, v. COASTWISE LINE (a Corporation), Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

February 27, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lasher B. Gallagher for Appellant.

Tanner & Thornton and Dee B. Tanner for Respondent.

VALLEE, J.

Appeal by defendant from a judgment for plaintiff entered on a verdict in an action for damages for personal injuries brought under the statute of the United States known as the Jones Act. (46 U.S.C.A. § 668.)

The accident occurred on June 28, 1950. Plaintiff was employed at the time by defendant as an able-bodied seaman aboard the S.S. Joel Chandler Harris. The ship was moored at Long Beach with its starboard side to the dock. The crew was...

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