Moran v. Bay State Trawler Corp.

The plaintiff was employed as a seaman on the defendant’s vessel Bay State. This case involves the plaintiff’s claim under general admiralty and maritime law to recover for maintenance and cure after he sustained injuries in a fire. The jury’s verdict was for the plaintiff. The defendant has appealed from a judgment entered on the verdict and from the denial of its motion for a new trial which was based on several grounds, only two of which have been argued on appeal. Those grounds are (1) that the verdict was against the evidence and (2) that the jury did not follow the judge’s instructions.…