Robert A. McBride v. Loffland Brothers Company and Travelers Insurance Company

The principal question presented on this appeal from a jury verdict in this Jones Act (Title 46, U.S.C., Section 688) case is whether there was evidence to support the jury’s finding that the appellant was contributorily negligent 1 to the extent of fifty percent. If there was not, the district court should have granted appellant’s motion for judgment n.o.v. We affirm.

McBride was injured while working as a roustabout on an offshore drilling rig, “Ocean Master No. 1”. It was stipulated by the parties that “Ocean Master No. 1” was a vessel and that McBride was a seaman as contemplated by the…