CALDWELL v. MANHATTAN TANKERS CORP.

No. 79-3268. Summary Calendar.

618 F.2d 361 (1980)

Artway CALDWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MANHATTAN TANKERS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morphy, Faulkner, Simpson & DiMaria, Robert L. Simpson, Metairie, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Terriberry, Carroll, Yancey & Farrell, Robert J. Barbier, Andrew T. Martinez, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before HILL, GARZA and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

The appellant Artway Caldwell filed suit under the Jones Act seeking damages stemming from an alleged injury incurred while working aboard the Appellee's ship. The only evidence presented by the Appellant at his jury trial was his own testimony. After that testimony, the Appellant rested, and the Appellee sought a directed verdict which was granted. We affirm.

The Appellant was employed as a seaman aboard the S/S Manhattan on December...

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