Legal Opinion
Vincent Forkin v. Furness Withy & Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 17, 1963No. 24, Docket 28159PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
In this action for personal injuries, brought by Forkin, a longshoreman, against Furness Withy & Co., Ltd., owner and operator of the “Queen of Bermuda,” in the Supreme Court for New York County and removed to the District Court for the Southern District of New York, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a) (2) and 1441, Judge Dawson directed a verdict for the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s case on the issue of liability. We hold the direction was proper.
The facts as developed by plaintiff’s witnesses were as follows: Forkin was a longshoreman in the employ of Bay Ridge…
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