McKinley v. Skibs A/S Arizona

OPINION

KRAFT, District Judge.

In the initial action for personal injuries to the plaintiff, a longshoreman, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $30,000. In the third-party indemnity action, the jury found in favor of the third-party defendant.

After the entry of appropriate judgments on the verdicts the third-party plaintiff filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or alternatively, for a new trial in its third-party actions against the stevedore.

At the outset, we observe that the third-party plaintiff neglected upon the trial to move for a directed verdict…