OLSEN v. STATES LINE

No. 20570.

378 F.2d 217 (1967)

Delores Mae OLSEN, as Administratrix of the Estate of George Olsen, deceased, Appellant, v. STATES LINE, a foreign corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

May 29, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Spellman, Kane & Spellman, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

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

Before CHAMBERS, MERRILL and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges.


KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Delores Mae Olsen, is the widow and administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, George. She brought this negligence action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, against States Line seeking damages for the wrongful death of her husband who was injured in an accident occurring on one of its ships, the SS OREGON. The jury returned a verdict against her; this appeal followed....

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