Legal Opinion
Darrel George Perry v. Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Hendy International Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1976No. 74--3023PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Darrel G. Perry, a seaman, sued the tanker owner, Hendy International Company (Hendy), for personal injuries sustained by slipping on grease left on stairs, charging both negligence and unseaworthiness. The jury found the ship to have been seaworthy but agreed that Hendy had been negligent. It awarded damages in the sum of $50,000. The shipowner appeals. There being no evidence to support the verdict, we reverse.
At the time of the accident, Perry was fifty-two years old, employed as a seaman-wiper aboard the S/S ALASKAN. In May of 1973 the vessel was taking on stores…
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