Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Maritime Overseas Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 23, 1980No. 78 Civ. 5929PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought suit against defendant for injuries to his knee sustained on August 3, 1978 aboard defendant’s ship while employed as an able-bodied seaman. On January 18, 1980 the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff: $108,000 in damages for injuries to plaintiff on his claim of unseaworthiness; $29,776 for maintenance and cure. Defendant Maritime Overseas Corporation now moves for relief in two respects: (1) a new trial, pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 59, on the unseaworthiness cause of action and (2) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Gary Ammar, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Bay Ship Management, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Grove v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1982
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