Jacobs v. Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc.

Plaintiff, a longshoreman, brought a third party action against the owner of a vessel for damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from negligence. Judgment was entered for plaintiff upon a jury verdict. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was allowed, and plaintiff appeals, assigning as sole error the allowance of the motion.

On that assignment of error, unless we can affirmatively say there is no evidence to support the verdict, it must be reinstated. Our inquiry on review, therefore, is to search the record to ascertain whether it contains evidence which…