CHALONEC v. MATHIASEN'S TANKER INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 13352.

287 F.2d 929 (1961)

Andre CHALONEC, Appellant, v. MATHIASEN'S TANKER INDUSTRIES, INC.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dorfman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

James F. Young, Philadelphia, Pa. (Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before KALODNER, STALEY and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, having suffered judgment against him below on a jury's verdict and his motion for a new trial having been denied,1 has brought this appeal raising the issue as to whether the trial judge committed prejudicial error in his charge to the jury.

The facts may be summarized as follows:

The plaintiff, Andre Chalonec, a merchant seaman, in an action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §...

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