McQUEENEY v. WILMINGTON TRUST CO.

No. 84-1640.

779 F.2d 916 (1985)

Francis J. McQUEENEY, Appellee, v. WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, Trustee, and Anndep Steamship Corporation, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin I. Barish (argued), Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

William G. Downey (argued), Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Before SEITZ, BECKER, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal by the owner and operator of a supertanker from a verdict in favor of plaintiff Francis McQueeney, a seaman aboard the vessel, presents three interesting questions in the law of evidence. The first, arising under Fed.R.Evid. 401 and 403, is whether evidence from which it might be inferred that McQueeney has suborned perjury of a proffered witness is admissible as substantive evidence that his claim...

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