Legal Opinion
Harry J. Diebold v. Moore McCormack Bulk Transport Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 6, 1986No. 207, Docket 86-7399PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Harry J. Diebold, a bosun, appeals from a judgment of the Southern District of New York, Charles M. Metzner, J., dismissing his action for damages for personal injuries sustained as the result of an accident which occurred while he was working as a member of the crew of the defendant’s ship S.S. MORMACSUN. The action is based on negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and the law of unseaworthiness. The judgment was entered pursuant to the court’s order directing a verdict for the defendant at the close of the plaintiff’s case. We reverse.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Samuel Simblest v. Joseph MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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