Legal Opinion
Bong Soo Lee v. Pacific Far East Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1977No. 76-1800PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WM. MATTHEW BYRNE, Jr., District Judge:
Appellee Lee brought this action to recover for personal injuries sustained while working as a standby maintenance man on appellant’s vessel. The case was presented to the jury on the theories of both negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, 1 and unseaworthiness under general maritime law.
The jury returned a general verdict in favor of appellee in the amount of $48,300. Appellant’s post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the alternative, for a new trial, was denied.
Appellant appeals on the grounds that: (1) the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Usner v. Luckenbach Overseas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Petterson v. Alaska S. S. Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Barry Brister and Karen Brister, Cross-Appellees v. A.W.I., Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Stephen P. Havens v. F/t Polar Mist, U.S.C.G. Official Number 604676, in Rem, Arctic Vessel Management, Inc., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Florida Fuels, Inc. v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Helena Johannessen, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ole R. Johannessen, Deceased v. Gulf Trading & Transportation Company and Blackships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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