Legal Opinion
Juan Antonio Borras v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 20, 1978No. 77-1211PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H, CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Juan Antonio Borras appeals from the entry of judgment n. o. v. in favor of Sea-Land Service, Inc. after a jury had awarded Borras $300,000 against Sea-Land on his negligence claim brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688. Borras also challenges dismissal of his unseaworthiness claim, and asks us to disapprove the district court’s alternative holding that Sea-Land “has stated a good and sufficient grounds for a new trial in that the verdict is contrary to the great weight of the evidence, and that the amount of the award is excessive.” 1
Borras’ negligence…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Boudoin v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by80 opinions
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- Charles Clauson v. Robert D. SmithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Robertson v. Gaston Snow & Ely BartlettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Freeman v. Package Machinery Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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