Theodore Gladden v. P. Henderson & Co. v. Lavino Shipping Company, Third-Party

OPINION OF THE COURT

FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case a jury rejected the claim of plaintiff, a longshoreman, that while working on defendant’s vessel he sustained personal injuries as a result of the negligence of defendant and the unseaworthiness of the vessel. Plaintiff claimed that while operating a winch he was struck in the back by a block or pulley housing which had broken loose from its inadequate rigging. He seeks a new trial because of errors which he claims occurred in the course of the trial.

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Plaintiff contends that the district court erred in permitting him to be…