Makane Kane v. American Tankers Corporation of Delaware

DIMOCK, District Judge.

MaKane Kane, appellant, was employed as a fireman and water tender aboard a vessel owned and operated by American Tankers Corporation of Delaware, appellee. This action was brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by appellant as a result of fault on the part of appellee. A jury verdict was rendered for appellee and a judgment of dismissal entered thereon. Appellant seeks a reversal and a new trial.

First, appellant urges that the trial judge erred in dismissing that part of appellant’s case which charged appellee…