PERRY v. MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK

No. 74-3023.

528 F.2d 1378 (1976)

Darrel George PERRY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants. Hendy International Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred E. Salley, Donald L. King, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Dan C. Garner, Kenneth M. Henke, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Darrel G. Perry, a seaman, sued the tanker owner, Hendy International Company (Hendy), for personal injuries sustained by slipping on grease left on stairs, charging both negligence and unseaworthiness. The jury found the ship to have been seaworthy but agreed that Hendy had been negligent. It awarded damages in the sum of $50,000. The shipowner appeals. There being no evidence to support the verdict...

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