Legal Opinion
George C. Saunders v. Pool Shipping Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1956No. 15932PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
Saunders, a longshoreman, claimed severe brain damage from an occurrence of October 16, 1950, when a section of wood pipe sheathing, covering some pipelines in the hold of the S. S. Cedarpool, suddenly broke away hitting him on the head. Contending that the award was woefully inadequate, he now appeals from the judgment in his favor on the jury verdict for $5,000 damages.
Apparently recognizing that on the issue of the nature, extent and monetary compensability of the injuries themselves, he is faced with the typical situation in which the jury, in the wisdom which…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Alaska Steamship Co. v. PettersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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