Legal Opinion
Max Slatton, Jr., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc., D/B/A Eby and Associates of Arkansas, Appellee-Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1974No. 74-1279, 74-1302PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Max Slatton, Jr., while working on a barge in the Arkansas River, injured his back and elected to bring this action for damages therefor under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under the maritime doctrine of unseaworthiness. A trial to a jury resulted in a verdict of $85,000. The trial court, 1 after offsetting $1,732.96 for workmen’s compensation benefits already received by Slatton, ordered a remittitur of $33,267.04, leaving a net judgment of $50,000. The plaintiff refused to accept the remittitur and a new trial was ordered on the issue of damages. After an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Alonzo Wayne Taylor v. The Washington Terminal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Melvin White v. B. Jeffery Pence Natalee Schay, United States of America v. B. Jeffery Pence Natalee SchayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Etheredge v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Denise R. Hite v. Vermeer Manufacturing Company Rick LeedomCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- James L. Roth v. U.S.S. Great Lakes Fleet, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Ouachita National Bank, Curator of the Estate of Ted Rodgers Barbara Rodgers and Ted Rodgers v. Tosco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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