Clarence D. Gaussen v. United Fruit Company

MOORE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellee, Clarence Gaussen (Gaussen), a seaman, was awarded by jury verdict a judgment against defendant-appellant, United Fruit Company (United Fruit), for injuries allegedly sustained aboard a vessel owned by United Fruit. Contending that the district court committed error (1) in denying its motion for a directed verdict in its favor; (2) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; (3) for a new trial because the verdict was a miscarriage of justice; and (4) because of prejudicial errors in the exclusion of certain items of evidence, United Fruit appeals.

The…