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PETTERSON v. ALASKA S. S. CO. INC.

No. 13268.

205 F.2d 478 (1953)

PETTERSON v. ALASKA S. S. CO., Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

June 19, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Geisness, Bassett, Geisness & Vance, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

Bogle, Bogle & Gates, Robert V. Holland, Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before DENMAN, Chief Judge, ORR, Circuit Judge, and JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge.

DENMAN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal in admiralty from a decree of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Northern Division, denying recovery by Petterson, a stevedore, against Alaska Steamship Company, Inc., hereafter the Owner, for injuries received on the Owner's steamship Susitna claimed to be caused by the ship's unseaworthiness. The question presented is whether a vessel's owner is liable for injuries received by an employee...

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