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URTI v. TRANSPORT COMMERCIAL CORPORATION

No. 72-2747.

479 F.2d 766 (1973)

Angel URTI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSPORT COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Ferrara, New Orleans, La., Sol Gothard, Metairie, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

G. Edward Merritt, Benjamin W. Yancey, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and WISDOM and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case presents a challenge to the denial of a new trial. Angel Urti, plaintiff-appellant, was injured in the performance of his duties as a seaman aboard the S.S. Tamara Guilden. He filed suit against the owner of the vessel, Transport Commercial Corporation, for recovery under the general maritime law and under the Jones Act. The jury found that the shipowner was negligent, but that the ship was seaworthy. The jury further found that the...

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