MELTON v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION

No. 14401.

432 F.2d 108 (1970)

Donald W. MELTON, Appellant, v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl M. Hall, Norfolk, Va. (Fine, Fine, Legum & Fine, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellant.

Harry E. McCoy, Norfolk, Va. (Robert M. Hughes, III, Richard I. Gulick, and Seawell, McCoy, Winston & Dalton, Norfolk, Va., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BOREMAN, CRAVEN and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Donald W. Melton, plaintiff below, a merchant seaman, sought to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained while employed and serving on board defendant's vessel.

In May 1969, at a pretrial conference, the case was set for trial on November 25, 1969. Between these dates Melton's counsel wrote four letters to advise and remind plaintiff of the trial date, the fourth letter having been sent on November 4, 1969. The record discloses...

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