Adams v. American President Lines, Ltd.

The plaintiff, a seaman, sought to recover damages for the alleged negligence of his employer, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C.A., secs. 51-59), which is made applicable to seamen by the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A., sec. 688). The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,750. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for a new trial. The plaintiff appealed from the order.

The order granting a new trial specified, as the sole grounds therefor, errors of law occurring at the trial and excepted to by the defendant. In the absence of the specification…