ALMARAZ v. UNIVERSAL MARINE CORP.

No. 26489.

472 F.2d 123 (1972)

Raul ALMARAZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNIVERSAL MARINE CORP., Monrovia, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Brooke (argued), Frederick C. Rusina, of Wood, Wood, Tatum, Mosser & Brooke, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellant.

Raymond J. Conboy (argued), Garry Kahn, of Pozzi, Wilson & Atchison, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CARTER and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Almaraz, a longshoreman, suffered injuries while unloading cargo aboard defendant-appellant's vessel, the M. S. Hong Kong Beauty. He brought a diversity action in district court, alleging unseaworthiness of the vessel; and a jury awarded him $20,400.00 in damages. The court entered judgment accordingly.

Universal Marine raises two issues. First it contends that the trial court erred in submitting to the jury the issue of an alleged herniated disc...

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