Legal Opinion
Whitford A. Rice v. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 9, 1973No. 8, Docket 73-1151PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
In this action by a seaman, Whitford A. Rice, against a dredge owner, Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co. (“Atlantic”), for personal injuries allegedly caused by defendant’s negligence and by unseaworthiness of the dredge, the jury, without making any finding on the issue of unseaworthiness, found that the accident was caused by Atlantic’s negligence and awarded Rice $75,000. Thereafter defendant’s motion for judgment n.o.v. was granted by Judge Carter, who set aside the verdict, dismissed the complaint (including the claim of unseaworthiness) and entered judgment for the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Waldron v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Catherine Poignant, Libellant-Appellant v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Carmelo Candiano v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc. v. John W. McGrath Corp., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Colon v. Trinidad CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Mattivi v. South African Marine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Darrel George Perry v. Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Hendy International CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Harry Henry and Robert E. Braye, Jr. v. A/s Ocean and John P. Pederson & Sons, and Third-Party & v. Pittston Stevedoring Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Angel R. Santana v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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