Charles Haskell v. Boat Clinton-Serafina, Inc.

Plaintiff appellant, a seaman on a fishing trip, brought this personal injury action in the customary three counts, for negligence, unseaworthiness and for maintenance and cure. The jury found for the defendant on counts one and two. On this appeal plaintiff asserts various errors, only one of which requires discussion. Plaintiff testified that in a rough sea he slipped on a deck that had a large patch of slime and moss, thick as a blotter. The defendant denied this, and over plaintiff’s objection the captain was permitted to testify that no accident had ever occurred there before.

Since the…