GVIRTSMAN v. WESTERN KING CO.

No. 66-1468-IH.

263 F.Supp. 633 (1967)

Helen GVIRTSMAN, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Masaharu Sato, deceased, Plaintiff, v. WESTERN KING CO., Inc., a Puerto Rican corporation, and Peter Pan Caribe, Inc., a Puerto Rican corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court Central District California.

February 9, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Margolis, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

William Manns, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

IRVING HILL, District Judge.

Plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of a seaman who died as a result of injuries suffered aboard ship on the high seas. By pre-trial motions, Defendant has raised for decision the following questions:

1. Where a seaman has been killed as a result of a shipboard accident on the high seas, may his personal representative file an action based in one count on the Jones Act (46 U.S.C...

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