Legal Opinion
Bihm v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 8, 1963No. Civ. Nos. 130-12, 137-258PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
This is a motion to set aside as excessive a verdict of $30,200 in a seaman’s action. Plaintiff Lebert Bihm brought suit against defendant Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. alleging two separate causes of action: the first for damages based on an injury to plaintiff’s left knee sustained in an accident aboard the S.S. Margaret Lykes on September 12, 1957; the second for damages based on an accident which occurred on the S.S. William Lykes on April 15, 1958. Each cause of action was brought on the often-combined theories of negligence and unseaworthiness. The jury…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Vincent J. Dellaripa, Administrator of the Estate of Alfred Dellaripa v. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company v. Zernie Newman, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Dagnello v. Long Island Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Georges v. American Export Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Devlin v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1964
- Lebert Bihm v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963