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PETTENGILL v. JAKARA

Civ. No. 426-59.

206 F.Supp. 172 (1961)

John S. PETTENGILL, Libelant, v. S.S. JAKARA, her engines, tackle and gear, and any and all persons claiming any interest therein, and A/S Kosmos, and Anders Jahre & Co., A/S, the owners and operators thereof, Respondents. A/S KOSMOS, Claimant, v. BRADY-HAMILTON STEVEDORE COMPANY, Third-Party Respondent.

United States District Court D. Oregon.

September 29, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans & Kennedy, Jack L. Kennedy, Portland, Or., for libelant.

Wood, Wood, Wood, Tatum, Mosser & Brooke, Gray & Lister, Floyd A. Fredrickson and H. Lawrence Lister, Portland, Or., for respondent and claimant.

SOLOMON, Chief Judge.

Libelant, a longshoreman employed by the Brady-Hamilton Stevedoring Company, libeled the SS JAKARA for injuries which he sustained due to the unseaworthiness of the vessel and the negligence of its owners and officers.

The SS JAKARA is a Norwegian vessel, constructed in 1955. It was designed to carry automobiles, and since its construction has been carrying Volkswagens, Karman Ghias and Goliaths, from Bremen, Germany, to the United States...

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