Legal Opinion
Nelson M. Gosnell v. Sea-Land Service, Inc., and Reynolds Leasing Corp., Nelson M. Gosnell v. Sea-Land Service, Inc., and Reynolds Leasing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1986No. 83-1718, 83-1719PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
Nelson M. Gosnell, a seaman, brought this action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982), and under general maritime law to recover damages for injuries he received when he fell forty feet down an unlighted escape hatch aboard the S.S. SEATTLE. Defendants Sea-Land Service, Inc. and Reynolds Leasing Corporation appeal a district court judgment against them, alleging that several jury instructions were incorrect or confusing, and that a special jury verdict finding defendants to be negligent but their vessel not to be unseaworthy was inconsistent. Gosnell…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by43 opinions
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