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MOORE v. AMERICAN SCANTIC LINE

No. 290.

121 F.2d 767 (1941)

MOORE v. AMERICAN SCANTIC LINE, Inc.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

July 22, 1941.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (John M. Aherne, and John L. Quinlan, both of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Hunt, Hill & Betts, of New York City (Geo. Whitefield Betts, Jr., Frank J. Zito, and Helen F. Tuohy, all of New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before L. HAND, CHASE, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

CHASE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, in July 1936, purchased a round-trip ticket from New York to Helsinfors and sailed with his wife on the defendant's S.S. "Minnequa." During the eastbound voyage he was painfully injured while skipping rope with others on what was called the bridgedeck when his right foot struck an uneven spot on the deck where three plates overlapped and his Achilles tendon was broken. Trial by jury in the District Court for the Southern District...

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