Jackson v. Mitsui & Co.

Arnt Jackson sued a stevedoring company and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., shipowner, for damages for personal injuries received while loading a ship. The verdict was for the plaintiff against the shipowner, hut not against the stevedoring company. The trial court granted the shipowner’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and also granted the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial against the stevedoring company. Upon appeals, this court reversed the judgment in favor of the shipowner and directed that its motion for a new trial, filed simultaneously with its motion for judgment…