ROWSTON v. OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY

No. 35590.

180 F.Supp. 803 (1960)

Mary Genese ROWSTON, as Administratrix, etc., Plaintiff, v. OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court N. D. Ohio, E. D.

January 26, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Harold Traverse, Cleveland, Ohio, and George J. Engelman, New York City, for plaintiff.

Robert Branand, Thomas O. Murphy, Johnson, Branand & Jaeger, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant.


McNAMEE, District Judge.

This action is brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, against the Oglebay Norton Company, owner of the steamship O. S. McFarland, to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of plaintiff's decedent, which occurred on February 16, 1958. The action is brought for the benefit of the decedent's three minor children aged 6, 7 and 9, respectively, who are the sole beneficiaries entitled to participate in any recovery. The complaint...

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