Legal Opinion
Roger Johnson v. A/s Ivarans Rederi
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 11, 1980No. 79-1118PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee, Roger Johnson, a longshoreman employed by the New Bedford Stevedoring Company, was severely injured when he stepped into the open No. 3 tween deck hatch of the general cargo ship M/V SALVADOR and fell thirty feet into the hold of the vessel. Following a three day trial, the jury found that Johnson’s injuries were caused by the sole negligence of the defendant-appellant shipowner, A/S Ivarans Rederi. Final judgment was entered for Johnson in the amount of $488,333.35, including interest. On appeal, defendant alleges the commission of three errors by…
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