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WILLIAMS v. STONE TOWING LINE

No. 13950.

430 F.2d 1266 (1970)

John Clifford WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STONE TOWING LINE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Arthur Rutter, Jr., Breit, Rutter, Cohen, Ermlich & Friedman, Norfolk, Va., for appellant.

Rixey & Rixey, Norfolk, Va. (William B. Eley, Norfolk, Va., on brief) for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, WINTER, Circuit Judge, and RUSSELL, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

In this action, a seaman sought recovery for personal injuries sustained by him while working as the Chief Engineer on the tug R. R. STONE in the harbor at Wilmington, North Carolina. The action was tried without a jury. The District Judge filed his Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, and concluded that the accident was due to the negligence of the defendant and the contributory negligence of the plaintiff. He fixed the damages at $12,000, but, on...

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