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BOE v. LANE & CO., INC.

Civ. A. No. 75-3750.

428 F.Supp. 1179 (1977)

Thomas S. BOE, Plaintiff, v. LANE & COMPANY, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

January 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. McPherson, Peter J. Abadie, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

John I. Hulse IV, New Orleans, La., for defendant.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge.

In this seaman's personal injury suit, brought under the Jones Act and general maritime law, plaintiff, after a jury verdict in his favor, moved for a new trial because of the alleged prejudice arising from a question by defense counsel asking the plaintiff whether he was receiving workmen's compensation.1 This happened in the following manner, during interrogation of the plaintiff by defense counsel:

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