LORENSEN v. SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY

No. 22, Docket 25507.

271 F.2d 528 (1959)

Joseph LORENSEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SINCLAIR REFINING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided November 4, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur M. Boal, Jr., of Tompkins, Boal & McQuade, New York City (Arthur M. Boal, of Tompkins, Boal & McQuade, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Nathan Greenberg, New York City (Arthur Sheehan, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, MOORE, Circuit Judge, and J. JOSEPH SMITH, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

On this appeal in an action under the Jones Act, the evidence of record was adequate to show an injury to plaintiff's foot from slipping on oil on a ladder in the engine room of defendant's tanker while at sea; it also showed suffering from burns incurred in the medical treatment had as a consequence of the injury. While the resulting verdict was substantial in its allowance for pain and suffering, the trial court did not find it excessive and there is...

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