SULLIVAN v. THOMAS PETROLEUM TRANSIT, INC.

Civ. A. No. 16302.

195 F.Supp. 424 (1961)

Elvin SULLIVAN, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS PETROLEUM TRANSIT, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

March 16, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hymen Schlesinger, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Ira Hill, of Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.


GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

In this personal injury action based upon the Jones Act and the doctrine of unseaworthiness, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the seaman in the amount of $37,000, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688.

The sole issue before the court relates to defendant's motion for new trial on the ground that the verdict was excessive.

No question is raised as to the propriety of the court's rulings or charge to the jury, nor is it disputed that sufficient...

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