Legal Opinion
Harriman v. Midland Steamship Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 18, 1953No. 22762_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for the plaintiff, entered on the verdict of a jury in an action by a seaman to recover damages for an unlawful discharge. The appellant raises only two points: (1) that the verdict was “manifestly against the weight of the evidence”; and (2) that the court erred in telling the jury that a written contract between the parties that did not conform to § 574 of Title 46 U.S.C.A. constituted a legal contract. As to the first point we have repeatedly held that, when a party does not ask for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence, he may…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jorgensen v. York Ice MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Flint v. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Ring v. Authors' League of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Mahar v. Gartland S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Weaver v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Aston Bartholomew v. Universe Tankships, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Joseph Rotondo v. Isthmian Steamship Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Eleonora R. Sears v. Hartmann H. Pauly, Hartmann H. Pauly v. Eleonora R. SearsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- Srybnik v. EpsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- La France v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1961
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