NOWERY v. SMITH

Civil Action No. 5087.

69 F.Supp. 755 (1946)

NOWERY v. SMITH et al.

District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

December 23, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Mandel and Freedman, Landy & Lorry, all of Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

H. G. Kildare and Rawle & Henderson, all of Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.


BARD, District Judge.

This case arises on defendants' motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial.

The plaintiff, James N. Nowery, a former seaman, brought suit for personal injuries under the Jones Act,1 and for maintenance and cure, against defendants, who were the operators of the merchant vessel "Matthew B. Brady." The injuries of which plaintiff complained were sustained by him in a fist fight with the chief engineer...

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