Legal Opinion
Margaret Crane v. Crest Tankers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1995No. 94-2682PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGUE, Senior District Judge.
Appellant appeals the district court’s admission into evidence an exhibit entitled “Future Damage Calculator.” For the reasons stated below, we reverse and remand for a new trial on the issue of damages.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellee was a seaman who served as a Second Mate aboard the S/S Pomerol, an oil tanker owned and operated by the appellant. She filed the underlying action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and general admiralty and maritime law to recover damages for injuries sustained in separate incidents aboard the ship. During the course of a six-day jury…
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