Legal Opinion
John Traupman v. American Dredging Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 5, 1972No. 174, Docket 72-1467PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a complaint in a jury trial at the end of the plaintiff’s case. The action was brought in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, to recover damages for personal injuries under 46 U.S.C. § 688 (Jones Act) and under the general maritime law of unseaworthiness. Hon. John F. Doo-ling, Jr., granted the defendant appel-lee’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff’s case. We affirm.
Plaintiff Traupman was a deck hand on the defendant’s dredge, PHILADELPHIA, operating in the Hackensack River. Prior to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jacob v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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