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ROBERTSON v. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY

No. 74-1032.

510 F.2d 829 (1975)

Irby J. ROBERTSON, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 17, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph E. Smith, Daniel J. Caruso, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

William S. Vincent, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RIVES, WISDOM and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 17, 1975.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Douglas Steamship Company, the defendant-appellant, appeals a district court judgment on a jury verdict that awarded a total of $150,000 damages to Irby J. Robertson, a longshoreman who was injured while working on one of Douglas' vessels. The jury awarded the longshoreman $138,000 in basic damages and $12,000 as compensation for losses due to inflation or the decreased purchasing...

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