Legal Opinion
James P. Merchant v. Philip Henry Ruhle
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 1, 1984No. 83-1908PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This case began as a seaman’s claim for damages arising from a back injury suffered as the result of the shipowner’s alleged negligence under the Jones Act and alleged maintenance of an unseaworthy vessel. What takes it out of the ordinary is that the jury rendered arguably inconsistent verdicts on negligence and seaworthiness. It answered “yes” to the question: “Did the plaintiffs injuries result in whole or in part from the negligence of the defendant?” It answered “no” to the question: “Did the plaintiff’s injuries result in whole or in part from an unseaworthy…
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