German v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation

KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a seaman, brought action below on the law side to recover cure and maintenance, and damages by reason of unseaworthiness of ithe vessel, under the admiralty and maritime laws; also damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, by reason of negligence. The three-pronged action was tried before a jury which rendered a verdict in German’s favor in the amount of $4,011. Defendant’s alternative motions for a new trial or for judgment in its favor notwithstanding the verdict, were denied by the trial court.

The defendant urges here, as it did in the court below,…