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RUSSELL v. STATES STEAMSHIP COMPANY

Civ. No. 71-917.

376 F.Supp. 233 (1973)

Richard RUSSELL, Plaintiff, v. STATES STEAMSHIP COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

June 25, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pozzi, Wilson & Atchison, Portland, Or., for plaintiff.

Erskine Wood, John R. Brooke, Wood, Wood, Tatum, Mosser & Brooke, Portland, Or., for defendant.

OPINION

SKOPIL, District Judge:

Presently pending before the Court is a motion for a directed verdict made on behalf of the defendant. I have given the matter considerable thought and realize that my decision is not only important to the parties but also as a possible precedent.

The evidence shows the following: that the plaintiff and a fellow seaman, Richard Holt, were able-bodied seamen aboard defendant's vessel, the S.S. OREGON. On the night of...

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