Legal Opinion

John Borges v. Our Lady of the Sea Corp.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided June 10, 1991No. 90-1686PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this admiralty case defendant-appellant, Our Lady of the Sea Corp., appeals a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee John Borges. The appeal is somewhat unusual in that appellant does not attack head-on the finding of liability or assessment of damages. Four issues are presented to us: (1) whether plaintiff’s counsel should have been disqualified; (2) whether a statement given by one of the witnesses should have been excluded; (3) whether the courtroom testimony of the same witness was properly stricken and further testimony by him properly excluded; and…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Ruth Blackburn v. Linwood SnowCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  2. Analytica, Incorporated v. Npd Research, Inc., Defendant-Cross-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Appeals of Schwartz & Freeman and Pressman and Hartunian ChtdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Beatrice WILLIAMSON, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. HANDY BUTTON MACHINE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  4. James J. Kevlik v. David B. Goldstein, Town of DerryCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  5. Forrest A. Flaminio and Gloria Flaminio v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd., a Japanese CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. City of Milwaukee v. Cement Division, National Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. United States v. William M. Davis, Ashland, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. Fabio Rodriguez Cortes, United States v. Eduardo Ocampo-Hoyos, United States v. Rafael Perez MartinezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Abdorasool Janati Forouzandeh JanatiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  5. Raul F. Rodriguez v. Banco Central CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993

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