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SHAFFER v. SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY

No. 11386.

218 F.2d 442 (1955)

John C. SHAFFER, Appellant, v. SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman Moskowitz, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Thomas E. Byrne, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Robert Cox, Krusen, Evans & Shaw, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee on the brief).

Before GOODRICH and KALODNER, Circuit Judges, and LORD, District Judge.

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff sued the defendant under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688 (1944), alleging liability for two injuries. One, he said, was an injured shoulder caused by a jammed forecastle door on the defendant's ship which occurred on April 24, 1951. The other was a re-injury to the shoulder while on duty in the defendant's engine room at a later time.

The plaintiff recovered a verdict of $500 which represents the jury's award

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