POULSEN v. OCEANIC STEAMSHIP CO.

Docket No. 19510.

197 Cal.App.2d 69 (1961)

17 Cal. Rptr. 421

BEN C. POULSEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

November 16, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fredricks & Sullivan and Messner, Hurley & Bigler for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Charles E. Hanger and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison for Defendant and Respondent.


KAUFMAN, P.J.

Plaintiff, Ben C. Poulsen, appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant, Oceanic Steamship Company, in an action to recover damages for personal injuries under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. §§ 688 et seq.). The complaint set forth two causes of action: The first alleged that the defendant so carelessly and negligently operated and maneuvered the vessel on which the plaintiff was employed that the cargo and baggage slid across the deck, struck...

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