Legal Opinion
Howard Ali Ammar v. American Export Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 27, 1964No. 28479_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant shipowner, American Export Lines, appeals from a verdict of $197,261.45 rendered against it in favor of a seaman, Ammar, in a suit under the Jones Act, 41 Stat. 1007 (1920), 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1958). Plaintiff has filed a cross-appeal complaining of the reduction of damages because of plaintiff’s contributory negligence and of the exclusion -of certain home nursing expenses in the determination of defendant’s liability for maintenance and cure. 1
Plaintiff was the victim of two accidents. The first occurred on November 29, 1959, when he fell from a platform while…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Slattery v. Marra Bros., Inc. Marra Bros., Inc. v. Wm. Spencer & Son CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by17 opinions
- George A. Lies v. Farrell Lines, Inc. And Does One Through Ten, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Dawson v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Ingham v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Waller v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Martin Farnarjian v. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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