Legal Opinion
Domeracki v. Gulf Oil Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 15, 1962No. Civ. A. No. 25362PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks a new trial in this action brought under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 688). The grounds assigned are that the verdict was against the evidence, against the weight of the evidence, and that the charge of the court was erroneous.
Plaintiff sued for personal injuries which he alleges he sustained on the defendant’s tanker, S.S. Gulflion. He claims that he fell out of his bunk because its guard rail was so low or the mattress on it was so high that the guard rail gave him no adequate protection.
The testimony as to the accident came from the plaintiff and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cyril F. Hoyt v. The Central RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Vincent Unto v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
3Cited by5 opinions
- Martin Farnarjian v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Jose A. Rodriguez v. Brunswick CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Heinz v. LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- Zanos v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Domeracki v. Gulf Oil Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962