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DOWNIE v. UNITED STATES LINES CO.

No. 15026.

359 F.2d 344 (1966)

Thomas DOWNIE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES LINES CO., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Reargued December 9, 1965.

Decided April 1, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin I. Barish, Philadelphia, Pa. (Abraham E. Freedman, Freedman, Landy & Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Thomas F. Mount, Philadelphia, Pa. (Rawle & Henderson, Phidadelphia, Pa., on the brief), Paul D. Hardy, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel, for appellee.

Before KALODNER, Chief Judge, and McLAUGHLIN, STALEY, HASTIE, GANEY, SMITH and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAM F. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for personal injuries under section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, which incorporates by reference and makes applicable the provisions of the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-59. The present appeal by the plaintiff is from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in his favor. The only issue raised is one of damages which must be decided under the cited statutes...

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