Legal Opinion
Burns Miley, Jr. v. Delta Marine Drilling Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1973No. 71-3067PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge.
Burns Miley, a member of the crew of the DELTA MARINE 8, brought suit for an injury sustained while performing the task of on-loading one of the mooring chains of said vessel. After a deliberation of nine hours the jury returned a verdict in Mr. Miley’s favor, finding that his injury was compensable under the provisions of the Jones Act. The jury awarded Mr. Miley $51,675, which sum was diminished by the amount of negligence attributed to Mr. Miley, to-wit: 65%.
Mr. Miley asserts numerous allegations of error in asking this court to remand for a new trial. For the…
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