Legal Opinion
James Turner, and Cross-Appellee v. Japan Lines, Ltd., and Philippine President Lines, Inc., Manila, and Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1981No. 79-4060, 79-4062 and 79-4182PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
These are appeals and cross-appeals from a judgment n. o. v. for defendants Japan Lines and Philippine President Lines, following a jury trial in which plaintiff-appellant Turner received a verdict for $955,-976.11. Turner appeals from the grant of judgment n. o. v.; Japan Lines and Philippine President Lines cross-appeal to attack the jury verdict, if it should be reinstated.
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FACTS
Turner was a longshoreman in Longview, Washington. On June 13, 1974, he was unloading plywood from the PRESIDENT QUEZON when a stack of plywood in the hold collapsed beneath him. Turner…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- California Computer Products, Inc. And Century Data Systems, Inc., Plaintiffs v. International Business MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Nichimen Company, Inc. v. M. v. Farland, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Vigra, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees v. Seaboard Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- D/S Ove Skou v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Howlett v. Birkdale Shipping Co., S.A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- James Turner, and Cross-Appellee v. Japan Lines, Ltd., and Philippine President Lines Inc., Manila, and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Quentin Hedrick v. Daiko Shoji Co., Ltd., Osaka, and Pine Oak Shipping, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Thomas G. Carpenter v. Universal Star Shipping, S.A., a Foreign Corporation, and Sealaska Timber Corporation, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Armando Martinez v. Korea Shipping Corp., Ltd. Hyundai Heavy Industries Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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