Legal Opinion
Rice v. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 22, 1973No. 70 Civ. 2296PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
This case was tried to a jury December 4-6, 1972. Plaintiff, a seaman on *281defendant’s dredge Barlow was injured in a fall from a ladder on the vessel. His claim is that the vessel was unsea-worthy, and the defendant was negligent in failing to keep the steps of the ladder from which plaintiff fell clean and oil free.
At the close of all the testimony defendant moved for a directed verdict. The motion was denied, and the case was sent to the jury with the following instructions on the issues of unseaworthiness and negligence:
“ . . .if you find that there…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Ernest A. Armstrong v. Commerce Tankers Corp. And Empire Ship Agents & Brokers Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Daniels v. Pacific-Atlantic S. S. Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1954
- Virgil Wiseman v. Sinclair Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- John Traupman v. American Dredging CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
- Whitford A. Rice v. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Lee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976