Michael Draddy v. Weston Trawling Co. And Schooner Katie D. Co.

MARSHALL, Circuit Judge:

Suit was commenced on the civil side of the District Court for the Southern District of New York to recover for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff in the course of his employment as a seaman. Plaintiff predicated his claim on theories of negligence and unseaworthiness and the case was tried before a jury. The jury returned a verdict against plaintiff, and this is an appeal from the judgment entered upon that verdict. We affirm.

There was abundant evidence upon which the jury could properly conclude that either the accident did not occur as plaintiff maintained or…