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LEE v. PACIFIC FAR EAST LINE, INC.

No. 76-1800.

566 F.2d 65 (1977)

Bong Soo LEE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PACIFIC FAR EAST LINE, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey I. Wittenberg (argued), of Dorr, Cooper, & Hays, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Jon P. Camp (argued), of Sullivan, Johnson, Graham & Cavin, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ELY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, Jr., District Judge.

WM. MATTHEW BYRNE, Jr., District Judge:

Appellee Lee brought this action to recover for personal injuries sustained while working as a standby maintenance man on appellant's vessel. The case was presented to the jury on the theories of both negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688,1 and unseaworthiness under general maritime law.

The jury returned a general verdict in favor of appellee in the amount of $48,300. Appellant...

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