Legal Opinion
Nicola Massa v. C. A. Venezuelan Navigacion, and Third-Party v. John W. McGrath Corporation, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1962No. 27059_1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in the Eastern District of New York dismissing his complaint after trial before a jury which failed to reach a verdict. The sole reason asserted by the judge below in support of his action was “that the plaintiff * * * failed to prove a prima facie case.”
In reviewing a judgment granting a motion to dismiss after trial, it is axiomatic that the facts are to be viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff. On February 24, 1955, plaintiff was a stevedore in the employ of John W. Mc-Grath Corp., third-party defendant, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Petterson v. Alaska S. S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Strika v. Netherlands Ministry of Traffic, Directorate General of ShippingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Litwinowicz v. Weyerhaeuser Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Nicola Massa v. C. A. Venezuelan Navigacion, and Third-Party v.john W. McGrath Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Samuel Mosley v. Cia. Mar. Adra, S.A., and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee,v. Lipsett Steel Products, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Shenker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Gebhard v. S.S. Hawaiian LegislatorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Antoine v. Lake Charles Stevedores, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1965
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