PIECHOSKI v. GRACE LINES, INC.

No. 17282.

409 F.2d 66 (1969)

Francis PIECHOSKI, Appellant, v. GRACE LINES, INC.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Briglia, Fine, Staud & Silverman, Philadelphia, Pa., (Aloysius J. Staud, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Clayton H. Thomas, Jr., Marshall, Dennehey & Warner, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before VAN DUSEN, ALDISERT and STAHL, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.

This is a longshoreman's appeal from the denial of his alternative motions for judgment n. o. v. or a new trial following a judgment entered against him and in favor of the defendant, Grace Lines, Inc., after a jury verdict in a maritime personal injury action tried on theories of negligence and unseaworthiness. The plaintiff was injured when struck by a lanyard that was being returned to the ship by winches...

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