Winton Lemon v. Bank Lines, Ltd.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Winton Lemon, a Savannah longshoreman, brought this action against defendant, Bank Lines, Ltd., a shipping line, pursuant to section 905(b) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Lemon sought recovery for injuries suffered while unloading one of Bank Lines, Ltd.’s ships, the HAZELBANK. At trial, the jury determined that the defendant was negligent in the method and manner of stowing cargo, and found that this negligence proximately caused the plaintiff’s injury. Following the jury’s verdict, the judge granted defendant’s motion for a…