PETERSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 14307.

224 F.2d 748 (1955)

Marshall R. PETERSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

June 27, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nels Peterson, Frank H. Pozzi, Berkeley Lent, Portland, Or., for appellant.

C. E. Luckey, U. S. Atty., Victor E. Harr, Asst. U. S. Atty., Portland, Or. (Gray & Lister, Portland, Or., of counsel), for appellee.

Before HEALY, ORR and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges.


ORR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, a seaman, brought a proceeding under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 741 et seq., claiming damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained on a ship owned and operated by appellee, and caused by the unseaworthiness of the vessel and negligence imputable to appellee.

The trial court denied relief to appellant and made findings of fact. This appeal in large measure presents questions of fact which the trial court...

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