Legal Opinion
Angel Toucet v. Maritime Overseas Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 20, 1993No. 92-1244PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKINNER, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Angel Toucet, a seaman, brought this action against his employer, Maritime Overseas Corporation, seeking damages for a back injury suffered aboard the defendant’s vessel, the Overseas Alaska. Toucet alleged negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and unseaworthiness under general maritime law. After trial, a jury returned a special verdict in Toucet’s favor on the Jones Act count, but did not find the Overseas Alaska to be unseaworthy. The trial court denied Maritime’s motions for judgment n.o.v. and a new trial or, in the alternative, for…
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