Legal Opinion
Tanno v. S.S. President Madison Ves
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1987No. Nos. 86-5872, 86-5910PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
William S. Tanno appeals from a denial of a new trial in a Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688) and maritime tort action in which the jury found the defendants negligent but gave smaller damages than Tanno sought. The defendants, S.S. President Madison and American President Lines, Ltd., cross-appeal, seeking different instructions on contributory negligence if a new trial is granted. We affirm the district court.
FACTS
Tanno, fifty-three at the time, was a member of a galley crew of the President Madison, bound from Kobe for Los Angeles. On March 16, 1984 during a severe storm,…
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