Legal Opinion
Gordon Anderson v. Iceland Steamship Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 29, 1978No. 77-1266PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Iceland Steamship Company (“Iceland”) appeals from a verdict of $65,000 plus interest in favor of longshoreman Gordon Anderson. Following a five day trial, the jury returned a verdict finding that shipowner Iceland’s negligence was partially responsible for Anderson’s injury. The jury found both the shipowner and Anderson equally negligent and apportioned liability equally between them. Iceland timely moved for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence, Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a), and both for a new trial, Fed.R.Civ.P. 58, and for a judgment n. o. v., Fed.R.Civ.P.…
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- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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