Legal Opinion
J. D. Williams v. Fenix & Scisson, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1979No. 76-1452PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the district court denying plaintiff’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. Jurisdiction exists pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
The plaintiff, J. D. Williams, was injured while working on a drilling rig at Amchitka Island, Alaska. He sued Fénix & Scisson, Inc. for negligence, alleging Fénix & Scis-son had undertaken a duty both voluntarily and contractually to oversee and supervise his work. At the close of trial, the trial judge ruled that Fénix &…
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- John L. King, Trustee v. National Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Eleonora R. Sears v. Hartmann H. Pauly, Hartmann H. Pauly v. Eleonora R. SearsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
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