Legal Opinion
Mrs. Mae Frances Neal, Individually and the Minors, James Neal, Jr., Etc. v. Saga Shipping Co., S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1969No. 24908_1PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
This action for death of a longshoreman caused by unseaworthiness of the vessel aboard which he was loading cargo was tried to the court without a jury. The experienced trial judge rendered judgment for the widow and children of the decedent. He computed the damages at $107,173.94, found the decedent to have been contributorily negligent to the extent of 50%, and therefore reduced the net award to $53,586.67. The plaintiffs appealed, contending that both the trial court’s finding of contributory negligence and the manner in which it computed damages were clearly…
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- Kernan v. American Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by77 opinions
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