PALERMO v. LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

No. 350.

355 U.S. 20 (1957)

PALERMO v. LUCKENBACH STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided October 21, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip F. Di Costanzo for petitioner.

Eugene Underwood and William M. Kimball for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The petition for certiorari is granted, and the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed and the case is remanded.* We hold that the trial court did not commit reversible error in refusing to charge respondent's request No. 12. The petitioner's alleged choice of a more dangerous route did not, under the proofs, operate to bar recovery as a matter of law. The jury was properly instructed...

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