Loomis v. Ss Santa Rosa

447 F.2d 105 Edith LOOMIS, Appellant, v. SS SANTA ROSA, her engines, boilers, machinery, tackle, apparel and appurtenances, etc., and Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Eggert & Amsinck, Appellees. No. 25368. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 14, 1971. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc September 24, 1971. John D. Healy (argued), of Oppenheimer, Brown, Wolff, Leach & Foster, St. Paul, Minn., Martin P. Detels, Jr., of Detels, Draper & Marinkovich, Seattle, Wash., for appellant. Theodore A. LeGros (argued), of Howard, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle, Wash., for appellees. Before HAMLEY, DUNIWAY and CHOY, Circuit Judges. HAMLEY, Circuit Judge: 1 Mrs. Edith Loomis, a citizen of Minnesota, brought this action for personal injury damages in federal district court, Western District of Washington, Northern Division. The action was in rem against the SS SANTA ROSA, her engines, boilers, machinery, tackle, apparel and appurtenances, and in personam against Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Eggert & Amsinck (Hamburg), the owner and operator of the defendant vessel, Bakke Steamship Corporation…