THOMPSON v. CALMAR STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

No. 14410.

331 F.2d 657 (1964)

James THOMPSON v. CALMAR STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 15, 1964.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. E. Byrne, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. (Mark D. Alspach, Krusen, Evans & Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Avram G. Adler, Philadelphia, Pa. (Abraham E. Freedman, Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before STALEY and GANEY, Circuit Judges, and NEALON, District Judge.


NEALON, District Judge.

Plaintiff, James Thompson, brought suit against defendant, Calmar Steamship Corporation, seeking to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of defendant's negligence and for breach of the warranty of seaworthiness under the principles of maritime law. The jury having returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $118,000.00, defendant has filed this appeal.

The relevant facts are well summarized in the opinion...

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