HILL v. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BARGE LINE COMPANY

No. 12174.

244 F.2d 310 (1957)

Anna HILL, Administratrix of the Estate of Neil O. Wallace, Deceased, Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BARGE LINE COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Bruce R. Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pringle, Bredin & Martin, Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before STALEY and HASTIE, Circuit Judges, and SORG, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal presents the very narrow contention of the inadequacy of the award of the district court in a suit brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688.

Appellant Neil O. Wallace was injured aboard the vessel of defendant-appellee on March 25, 1949. Medical testimony indicated that appellant recovered from this injury on or about June 16, 1949; he thereafter held a job as fireman for a barge line for a period of twenty-seven months....

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