Legal Opinion
Thomas F. Maher v. Isthmian Steamship Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 11, 1958No. 24590_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, Circuit Judge.
Thomas F. Maher, a merchant seaman, sued the defendant steamship company under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in the course of his employment aboard the S.S. Steel Traveler on December 18, 1952, charging negligence and unseaworthiness of the vessel. After the jury rendered a verdict in plaintiff’s favor for $3,500, he moved under Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. Rule 59(a), 28 U.S. C.A. to set aside the verdict and for a new trial upon two grounds: (1) that the verdict, insofar as the award of damages is concerned, was contrary to…
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