Nagle v. Isbrandtsen Co.

The appeal raises three points: (1) the refusal of the judge to dismiss the action for lack of evidence; (2) his refusal to grant six requests to charge; (3) his refusal to reduce the verdict. We may dispose of the third at once without discussion; it was of course a matter wholly within the judge’s discretion. The first point was equally devoid of merit: it was in two parts. The first part was that the plaintiff was not injured on the ship at all, and that.was palpably a question for the jury. The second part was that the port passageway was clean, and the plaintiff should have chosen to use…