PIERRO v. CARNEGIE-ILLINOIS STEEL CORP.

No. 10254.

186 F.2d 75 (1950)

PIERRO v. CARNEGIE-ILLINOIS STEEL CORP.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided December 26, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Ira R. Hill, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge and KALODNER and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

This action was commenced pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover damages for the death of James Pierro suffered by the plaintiff, his widow, and their children. The plaintiff lost her case below on the jury's verdict and her alternative motions for a new trial or for judgment were denied by the trial judge. She now appeals asserting prejudicial errors in the instructions given to the jury with respect to negligence and...

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