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CATANIA v. HALCYON STEAMSHIP CO.

Docket No. 43709.

44 Cal.App.3d 348 (1975)

118 Cal. Rptr. 513

JAMES CATANIA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HALCYON STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

January 8, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Kessler & Drasin and Arnold Kessler for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Samuel A. Keesal, Jr., and Forest L. Elliott, Jr., for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

COLE, J.*

Plaintiff, a seaman, injured his finger while working aboard defendant's vessel. He brought this action, seeking damages under a theory of negligence pursuant to the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688) and under a theory of unseaworthiness pursuant to general maritime law. The trial court granted defendant's motion for a directed verdict insofar...

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